diff --git a/lib/xcodeproj/plist_helper.rb b/lib/xcodeproj/plist_helper.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/lib/xcodeproj/plist_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/xcodeproj/plist_helper.rb
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
 require 'cfpropertylist'
 require 'open3'
 
-begin
-  require 'libxml'
-rescue LoadError
-  'Appease rubocop'
-end
-
 module Xcodeproj
   # Provides support for loading and serializing property list files.
   #
+  # @note CFPropertyList will automatically pick up the `libxml` strategy or
+  #       other faster strategies, if their dependencies are available.
+  #
   module PlistHelper
     class << self
       # Serializes a hash as an XML property list file.
[PlistHelper] Remove rescue statement which served only informative purposes