diff --git a/recipes/vertica.el b/recipes/vertica.el
index 75d37171..a0d76369 100644
--- a/recipes/vertica.el
+++ b/recipes/vertica.el
@@ -2,5 +2,4 @@
        :type github
        :pkgname "r0man/vertica-el"
        :description "Vertica SQL mode extension for Emacs"
-       :load "vertica.el"
        :compile ("vertica.el"))