diff --git a/ext/rack/files/config.ru b/ext/rack/files/config.ru
index 9dda3da06..f9c492dd7 100644
--- a/ext/rack/files/config.ru
+++ b/ext/rack/files/config.ru
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 # a config.ru, for use with every rack-compatible webserver.
 # SSL needs to be handled outside this, though.
 
 # if puppet is not in your RUBYLIB:
 # $:.unshift('/opt/puppet/lib')
 
 $0 = "master"
-require 'puppet'
 
 # if you want debugging:
 # ARGV << "--debug"
 
 ARGV << "--rack"
 require 'puppet/application/master'
 # we're usually running inside a Rack::Builder.new {} block,
 # therefore we need to call run *here*.
 run Puppet::Application[:master].run