diff --git a/core/database_api.php b/core/database_api.php
index c3b7e21592..be9dcaa3e2 100644
--- a/core/database_api.php
+++ b/core/database_api.php
@@ -37,8 +37,6 @@
 require_api( 'logging_api.php' );
 require_api( 'utility_api.php' );
 
-require_lib( 'adodb/adodb-php/adodb.inc.php' );
-
 # An array in which all executed queries are stored.  This is used for profiling
 # @global array $g_queries_array
 $g_queries_array = array();