diff --git a/application/controllers/Api.php b/application/controllers/Api.php
index ddd996010..b221da1ba 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Api.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Api.php
@@ -756,7 +756,6 @@ class API extends CI_Controller {
 				$cnfm = null;
 			}
 			$this->load->model('logbooks_model');
-			$this->load->model('api_model');
 			if($this->logbooks_model->public_slug_exists($logbook_slug)) {
 				$logbook_id = $this->logbooks_model->public_slug_exists_logbook_id($logbook_slug);
 				if($logbook_id != false)