diff --git a/zmq_ffi.lua b/zmq_ffi.lua
index 2af6228..329ae4b 100644
--- a/zmq_ffi.lua
+++ b/zmq_ffi.lua
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ int zmq_device (int device, void * insocket, void* outsocket);
 
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-require"utils"
 local c_zmq = ffi.load"zmq"
 
 module(...)