diff --git a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
index 2b778e12cb3..b6729d797e8 100644
--- a/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
+++ b/clippy_lints/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #![allow(indexing_slicing, shadow_reuse, unknown_lints, missing_docs_in_private_items)]
 #![allow(needless_lifetimes)]
 
-#[macro_use]
 extern crate syntax;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate rustc;