diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index daf12b0af9..f145c314d1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ env:
     - "TEST_SUITE=spec:legacy DB=postgres"
 
 before_install:
-  # TODO: Remove when bundler 1.10 is available on travis per default
-  - "gem install bundler"
   - "echo `firefox -v`"
   - "export DISPLAY=:99.0"
   - "/sbin/start-stop-daemon --start -v --pidfile ./tmp/custom_xvfb_99.pid --make-pidfile --background --exec /usr/bin/Xvfb -- :99 -ac -screen 0 1920x1080x16"
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 4a3faad157..73b0ee16ba 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ gem 'rack-protection', :git => "https://github.com/finnlabs/rack-protection.git"
 # https://github.com/kickstarter/rack-attack
 gem 'rack-attack'
 
+gem "syck", '~> 1.0.5', require: false
 gem 'gon', '~> 4.0'
 
 # catch exceptions and send them to any airbrake compatible backend
@@ -181,20 +182,6 @@ group :ldap do
   gem "net-ldap", '~> 0.8.0'
 end
 
-
-
-# Optional groups are only available with Bundler 1.10+
-# We still want older bundlers to parse this gemfile correctly,
-# thus this rather ugly workaround is needed for now.
-# TODO: Remove this when 1.10+ is widespread.
-if Gem::Version.new(Bundler::VERSION) >= Gem::Version.new('1.10.0')
-  group :syck, optional: true do
-    gem "syck", require: false
-  end
-else
-  gem "syck", require: false
-end
-
 group :development do
   gem 'letter_opener', '~> 1.3.0'
   gem 'rails-dev-tweaks', '~> 0.6.1'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index cc7ea864ac..52e0716f12 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   sprockets-rails!
   strong_parameters
   svg-graph
-  syck
+  syck (~> 1.0.5)
   thin
   timecop (~> 0.7.1)
   uglifier (>= 1.0.3)
diff --git a/db/migrate/migration_utils/legacy_yamler.rb b/db/migrate/migration_utils/legacy_yamler.rb
index 526e95b72a..19ea99e601 100644
--- a/db/migrate/migration_utils/legacy_yamler.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/migration_utils/legacy_yamler.rb
@@ -46,14 +46,20 @@ module Migration
       require 'syck'
       ::Syck
     rescue LoadError => e
+
+      ##
+      # This code will currently never be reached, as our Gemfile installs syck by default
+      # for the time being.
+      # Our goal is move syck into an optional bundler group, however that feature is still
+      # quite young and many of our bundlers do not yet understand its syntax.
+      # TODO: Make syck optional or get rid of it completely when feasible.
+
       abort = -> (str) { abort("\e[31m#{str}\e[0m") }
       abort.call <<-WARN
       It appears you have existing serialized YAML in your database.
-
       This YAML may have been serialized with Syck, which allowed to parse YAML
       that is now considered invalid given the default Ruby YAML parser (Psych),
       we need to convert that YAML to be Psych-compatible.
-
       Use `bundle install --with syck` to install the syck YAML parser
       and re-run the migrations.
       WARN