diff --git a/lib/vmpooler.rb b/lib/vmpooler.rb
index a1c757b..73042d9 100644
--- a/lib/vmpooler.rb
+++ b/lib/vmpooler.rb
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ module Vmpooler
   require 'date'
   require 'json'
   require 'open-uri'
+  require 'net/ldap'
   require 'rbvmomi'
   require 'redis'
   require 'sinatra/base'
diff --git a/lib/vmpooler/api/helpers.rb b/lib/vmpooler/api/helpers.rb
index 7575b6d..34bf5b6 100644
--- a/lib/vmpooler/api/helpers.rb
+++ b/lib/vmpooler/api/helpers.rb
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ module Vmpooler
       end
 
       def authenticate_ldap(port, host, user_object, base, username_str, password_str)
-        require 'rubygems'
-        require 'net/ldap'
-
         ldap = Net::LDAP.new(
           :host => host,
           :port => port,