diff --git a/src/lua-engine.cpp b/src/lua-engine.cpp
index 0c77d721..d28ed0fb 100644
--- a/src/lua-engine.cpp
+++ b/src/lua-engine.cpp
@@ -4401,16 +4401,6 @@ int FCEU_LoadLuaCode(const char *filename) {
 
 	if (!L) {
 		
-		#ifdef WIN32
-			HMODULE test = LoadLibrary("lua5.1.dll");
-			if(!test)
-			{
-				FCEUD_PrintError("Couldn't initialize lua system due to failure loading lua5.1.dll");
-				return 0;
-			}
-			FreeLibrary(test);
-		#endif
-
 		L = lua_open();
 		luaL_openlibs(L);