diff --git a/app/lib/pre_assembly/digital_object.rb b/app/lib/pre_assembly/digital_object.rb
index 3588af63..faf8caff 100644
--- a/app/lib/pre_assembly/digital_object.rb
+++ b/app/lib/pre_assembly/digital_object.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require 'dor/services/client'
-
 module PreAssembly
   class DigitalObject
     include PreAssembly::Logging