diff --git a/collects/scribble/reader.ss b/collects/scribble/reader.ss
index a8c4d2dcd6..f98c492d1b 100644
--- a/collects/scribble/reader.ss
+++ b/collects/scribble/reader.ss
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 #lang scheme/base
 
-(require mzlib/string syntax/readerr)
+(require syntax/readerr)
 
 ;; ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ;; utilities for syntax specifications below