diff --git a/core/authorize.php b/core/authorize.php
index 0a13eb390133738b9823e234e0a7aeab27bc5862..f76d68e1f175137cdf5e0b7b59d4649ced7b15e1 100644
--- a/core/authorize.php
+++ b/core/authorize.php
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ function authorize_access_allowed() {
 // *** Real work of the script begins here. ***
 
 require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/core/includes/bootstrap.inc';
-require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/core/includes/session.inc';
 require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/core/includes/common.inc';
 require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/core/includes/file.inc';
 require_once DRUPAL_ROOT . '/core/includes/module.inc';