diff --git a/inc/inc.Settings.php b/inc/inc.Settings.php
index 5ff65c570..1a21097e7 100644
--- a/inc/inc.Settings.php
+++ b/inc/inc.Settings.php
@@ -78,8 +78,6 @@ if(isset($settings->_maxExecutionTime)) {
  */
 ini_set('include_path', $settings->_rootDir. PATH_SEPARATOR .ini_get('include_path'));
 
-/* composer is installed in vendor directory, but install tool does not need it */
-if(!defined("SEEDDMS_INSTALL"))
-	require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';
+require_once 'vendor/autoload.php';
 
 require_once "inc.Version.php";