diff --git a/lib/puppet/application/module_tool.rb b/lib/puppet/application/module_tool.rb
index 544991d06..573d3036e 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/application/module_tool.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/application/module_tool.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 require 'puppet/application/face_base'
-require 'puppet/face'
 
 class Puppet::Application::Module_tool < Puppet::Application::FaceBase; end