diff --git a/perl/lib/Nix/Store.pm b/perl/lib/Nix/Store.pm
index d5fc6eec5..126831105 100644
--- a/perl/lib/Nix/Store.pm
+++ b/perl/lib/Nix/Store.pm
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package Nix::Store;
 
-use 5.010001;
 use strict;
 use warnings;