diff --git a/test/functional/backend_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/backend_controller_test.rb
index 26d4fb56..df76e88f 100644
--- a/test/functional/backend_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/backend_controller_test.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../test_helper')
-require 'backend_controller'
 
 # Re-raise errors caught by the controller.
 class BackendController; def rescue_action(e) raise e end; end