diff --git a/manifests/api.pp b/manifests/api.pp
index 23f2da7e..5b4e0879 100644
--- a/manifests/api.pp
+++ b/manifests/api.pp
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ class barbican::api (
 ) inherits barbican::params {
   include barbican::deps
   include barbican::db
-  include barbican::client
   include barbican::policy
 
   package { 'barbican-api':