diff --git a/src/invidious/yt_backend/connection_pool.cr b/src/invidious/yt_backend/connection_pool.cr
index fe7a572d..3feb9233 100644
--- a/src/invidious/yt_backend/connection_pool.cr
+++ b/src/invidious/yt_backend/connection_pool.cr
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require "lsquic"
-
 {% unless flag?(:disable_quic) %}
   require "lsquic"