diff --git a/lib/restfulie.rb b/lib/restfulie.rb
index e29dc8d..2a968b4 100644
--- a/lib/restfulie.rb
+++ b/lib/restfulie.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-$:.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__)) unless $:.include?(File.dirname(__FILE__))
-
-require 'restfulie/version'
 require 'restfulie/common'
 require 'restfulie/client'