diff --git a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites.rb b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites.rb
index 85765179..12e821ed 100644
--- a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites.rb
+++ b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 require 'digest/md5'
-require 'compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprites'
 require 'compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprite_map'
 require 'compass/sass_extensions/sprites/image'
 require 'compass/sass_extensions/sprites/base'
diff --git a/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprites.rb b/lib/compass/sass_extensions/sprites/sprites.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29b..00000000