diff --git a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/TableUtils.pm b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/TableUtils.pm
index 0499b48b8..cc753c700 100644
--- a/perl-xCAT/xCAT/TableUtils.pm
+++ b/perl-xCAT/xCAT/TableUtils.pm
@@ -879,7 +879,6 @@ sub setAppStatus
 
 sub setUpdateStatus
 {
-    require xCAT::Table;
 
 
     my ($class, $nodes_ref, $status) = @_;