diff --git a/plugins/commands/version/command.rb b/plugins/commands/version/command.rb
index 873b202c9..c3c47acfa 100644
--- a/plugins/commands/version/command.rb
+++ b/plugins/commands/version/command.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require "json"
 require "optparse"
 
 module VagrantPlugins