diff --git a/library/Zend/Application.php b/library/Zend/Application.php
index cf7d2a8..44bd73c 100644
--- a/library/Zend/Application.php
+++ b/library/Zend/Application.php
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ class Zend_Application
     public function __construct($environment, $options = null)
     {
         $this->_environment = (string) $environment;
-
-        require_once 'Zend/Loader/Autoloader.php';
         $this->_autoloader = Zend_Loader_Autoloader::getInstance();
 
         if (null !== $options) {