diff --git a/phpBB/install/phpbbcli.php b/phpBB/install/phpbbcli.php
index 4fe75bb0e3..4b86f64e2a 100755
--- a/phpBB/install/phpbbcli.php
+++ b/phpBB/install/phpbbcli.php
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ $input = new ArgvInput();
 // Enable superglobals for cli support
 $phpbb_installer_container->get('request')->enable_super_globals();
 
-// Load compatibility globals to access deprecated globals
-require($phpbb_root_path . 'includes/compatibility_globals.' . $phpEx);
-
 /** @var \phpbb\filesystem\filesystem $phpbb_filesystem */
 $phpbb_filesystem = $phpbb_installer_container->get('filesystem');