diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 58784f45..787828f0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -754,7 +754,6 @@ You can mix the DSL into any context by including <tt>Capybara::DSL</tt>:
 
 
 ```ruby
-require 'capybara'
 require 'capybara/dsl'
 
 Capybara.default_driver = :webkit
diff --git a/lib/capybara/rails.rb b/lib/capybara/rails.rb
index e9f4cd5c..c08f929b 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/rails.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/rails.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require 'capybara'
 require 'capybara/dsl'
 
 Capybara.app = Rack::Builder.new do
diff --git a/lib/capybara/rspec.rb b/lib/capybara/rspec.rb
index f06603bf..00d7fe8f 100644
--- a/lib/capybara/rspec.rb
+++ b/lib/capybara/rspec.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require 'capybara'
 require 'capybara/dsl'
 require 'rspec/core'
 require 'capybara/rspec/matchers'