diff --git a/web/lib/aurjson.class.php b/web/lib/aurjson.class.php
index 3570909d..bc268264 100644
--- a/web/lib/aurjson.class.php
+++ b/web/lib/aurjson.class.php
@@ -4,10 +4,6 @@
  *
  * This file contains the AurRPC remote handling class
  **/
-if (!extension_loaded('json')) {
-    dl('json.so');
-}
-
 include_once("aur.inc");
 
 /**