diff --git a/inc/parser/renderer.php b/inc/parser/renderer.php
index 6b6a1770b9a9f23491197d3eb91ba5bfbaf6db92..1f9ad00a29c18ef748478446b1127d7663b63d4d 100644
--- a/inc/parser/renderer.php
+++ b/inc/parser/renderer.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  * @author Andreas Gohr <andi@splitbrain.org>
  */
 if(!defined('DOKU_INC')) die('meh.');
-require_once DOKU_INC . 'inc/pluginutils.php';
 
 /**
  * An empty renderer, produces no output