diff --git a/examples/smtp_check.phps b/examples/smtp_check.phps
index 43acc0e8..93a28079 100644
--- a/examples/smtp_check.phps
+++ b/examples/smtp_check.phps
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@ require '../vendor/autoload.php';
 //This should be done in your php.ini, but this is how to do it if you don't have access to that
 date_default_timezone_set('Etc/UTC');
 
-require '../vendor/autoload.php';
-
 //Create a new SMTP instance
 $smtp = new SMTP;