diff --git a/lib/puppet/feature/external_facts.rb b/lib/puppet/feature/external_facts.rb
index ff55e9eee..fb0b4145e 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/feature/external_facts.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/feature/external_facts.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-require 'facter/util/config'
+require 'facter'
 
 Puppet.features.add(:external_facts) {
   Facter.respond_to?(:search_external)
 }