diff --git a/lib/graphite.rb b/lib/graphite.rb
index 73f4205..29c8816 100755
--- a/lib/graphite.rb
+++ b/lib/graphite.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 require 'rubygems' unless defined?(Gem)
-require 'graphite-api'
 
 class Graphite
   def initialize(