diff --git a/syntax.php b/syntax.php
index a0bf126..9960b48 100755
--- a/syntax.php
+++ b/syntax.php
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 
 if(!defined('DOKU_INC')) define('DOKU_INC',realpath(dirname(__FILE__).'/../../').'/');
 if(!defined('DOKU_PLUGIN')) define('DOKU_PLUGIN',DOKU_INC.'lib/plugins/');
-require_once(DOKU_PLUGIN.'syntax.php');
 
 class syntax_plugin_imagebox extends DokuWiki_Syntax_Plugin {