diff --git a/lib/backup/notifier/mail.rb b/lib/backup/notifier/mail.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/backup/notifier/mail.rb
+++ b/lib/backup/notifier/mail.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 ##
 # Only load the Mail gem and Erb library when using Mail notifications
 Backup::Dependency.load('mail')
-require 'erb'
 
 module Backup
   module Notifier
It is no longer necessary to require ERB inside the Mail Notifier as it's already being loaded with the Template class.