diff --git a/src/Humanize.jl b/src/Humanize.jl
index 9bdc17f..4569f9f 100644
--- a/src/Humanize.jl
+++ b/src/Humanize.jl
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 #  https://github.com/jmoiron/humanize/
 # All original code is (c) Iain Dunning and MIT licensed.
 
-__precompile__()
-
 module Humanize
 
 import Dates