diff --git a/libs/internals/core.rmdir.php b/libs/internals/core.rmdir.php
index 4fdbccc9..2166c44d 100644
--- a/libs/internals/core.rmdir.php
+++ b/libs/internals/core.rmdir.php
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ function smarty_core_rmdir($params, &$smarty)
                         'level' => $params['level'] + 1,
                         'exp_time' => $params['exp_time']
                     );
-                    require_once(SMARTY_CORE_DIR . 'core.rmdir.php');
                     smarty_core_rmdir($_params, $smarty);
                 }
                 else {