diff --git a/lib/hipchat/railtie.rb b/lib/hipchat/railtie.rb
index fd4cd2a..4faa9d5 100644
--- a/lib/hipchat/railtie.rb
+++ b/lib/hipchat/railtie.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require 'hipchat'
-
 module HipChat
   class Railtie < Rails::Railtie
     rake_tasks do