diff --git a/tests/ftpserver.pl b/tests/ftpserver.pl
index bd1b1fbecc..76e947b0e3 100644
--- a/tests/ftpserver.pl
+++ b/tests/ftpserver.pl
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ use strict;
 
 require "getpart.pm";
 
-if($] >= 5.8) {
-    require 'open'; import( 'open', OUT => ':raw' );
-}
-
 open(FTPLOG, ">log/ftpd.log") ||
     print STDERR "failed to open log file, runs without logging\n";