diff --git a/gdscript-mode.el b/gdscript-mode.el
index f0dc38b..e638df2 100644
--- a/gdscript-mode.el
+++ b/gdscript-mode.el
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 ;; HACK To make this work in emacs-26 and below
 ;; This is the definition ripped straight from emacs-27
 (if (version< emacs-version "27")
-    (load-file "gdscript-rx.el")
     (require 'gdscript-rx))
 
 (defvar gdscript-mode-map (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))