diff --git a/templates/provisioners/chef_solo/solo.erb b/templates/provisioners/chef_solo/solo.erb
index e97dae9b8..fd52fff91 100644
--- a/templates/provisioners/chef_solo/solo.erb
+++ b/templates/provisioners/chef_solo/solo.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require 'chef/version_constraint'
-
 <% if node_name %>
 node_name "<%= node_name %>"
 <% end %>