diff --git a/lib/snmpjr/wrappers/snmp4j.rb b/lib/snmpjr/wrappers/snmp4j.rb
index 8b1902e..06263a9 100644
--- a/lib/snmpjr/wrappers/snmp4j.rb
+++ b/lib/snmpjr/wrappers/snmp4j.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
 class Snmpjr
   module Wrappers
-    begin
-      require 'java'
-      require 'snmpjr/wrappers/snmp4j-2.3.1.jar'
-    rescue
-      raise "Snmpjr requires JRuby"
-    end
+    require 'java'
+    require 'snmpjr/wrappers/snmp4j-2.3.1.jar'
 
     include_package 'org.snmp4j'
   end