diff --git a/webroot/index.php b/webroot/index.php
index 53069daeac..5c9e89f3d3 100644
--- a/webroot/index.php
+++ b/webroot/index.php
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ try {
   $request = $application->buildRequest();
 
   $write_guard = new AphrontWriteGuard(array($request, 'validateCSRF'));
-  PhabricatorEventEngine::initialize();
 
   $application->setRequest($request);
   list($controller, $uri_data) = $application->buildController();