diff --git a/lib/puppet/indirector/file_metadata.rb b/lib/puppet/indirector/file_metadata.rb
index c43579d24..1e2cd84eb 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/indirector/file_metadata.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/indirector/file_metadata.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require 'puppet/file_serving/metadata'
-
 # A stub class, so our constants work.
 class Puppet::Indirector::FileMetadata # :nodoc:
 end