diff --git a/lib/jekyll/commands/new.rb b/lib/jekyll/commands/new.rb
index be0f17c2..c87aebcb 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/commands/new.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/commands/new.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-require 'yaml'
 require 'erb'
 
 module Jekyll