diff --git a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/templates/default/puma.rb.erb b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/templates/default/puma.rb.erb
index 043c43dbefd634dc4b9b070b29554065f7b8eecb_ZmlsZXMvZ2l0bGFiLWNvb2tib29rcy9naXRsYWIvdGVtcGxhdGVzL2RlZmF1bHQvcHVtYS5yYi5lcmI=..9810d23439f6b6c3e7f28f9906737db8148465ac_ZmlsZXMvZ2l0bGFiLWNvb2tib29rcy9naXRsYWIvdGVtcGxhdGVzL2RlZmF1bHQvcHVtYS5yYi5lcmI= 100644
--- a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/templates/default/puma.rb.erb
+++ b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/templates/default/puma.rb.erb
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
 workers <%= @worker_processes %>
 
 require_relative "<%= @install_dir %>/embedded/service/gitlab-rails/lib/gitlab/cluster/lifecycle_events"
-require_relative "<%= @install_dir %>/embedded/service/gitlab-rails/lib/gitlab/cluster/puma_worker_killer_initializer"
 
 on_restart do
   # Signal application hooks that we're about to restart