no such module
diff --git a/src/couch_plugins.app.src b/src/couch_plugins.app.src
index ccbd9b4..07d6b14 100644
--- a/src/couch_plugins.app.src
+++ b/src/couch_plugins.app.src
@@ -18,6 +18,5 @@
                   kernel,
                   stdlib
                  ]},
-  {mod, { couch_plugins_app, []}},
   {env, []}
  ]}.