diff --git a/lib/geocoder/models/mongo_base.rb b/lib/geocoder/models/mongo_base.rb
index 211ac26bd1ec065be01431ac272051873b9815fa..ff507ed71f0b1eb3cb8ea5288e1eca0ac553191c 100644
--- a/lib/geocoder/models/mongo_base.rb
+++ b/lib/geocoder/models/mongo_base.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require 'geocoder'
-
 module Geocoder
 
   ##