diff --git a/committee.inc.php b/committee.inc.php
index 07bfa10f..6bf741cf 100644
--- a/committee.inc.php
+++ b/committee.inc.php
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 <?
-require_once ("user.inc.php");
 
 function committee_auth_has_access($access="")
 {