diff --git a/src/ruby/lib/grpc.rb b/src/ruby/lib/grpc.rb
index 21253848a7d3aa3fe1c80f7e2362b1ae1d3db919..3176a158452409aaa52f1e4185a337fce9ba35c3 100644
--- a/src/ruby/lib/grpc.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/lib/grpc.rb
@@ -39,6 +39,3 @@ require 'grpc/generic/active_call'
 require 'grpc/generic/client_stub'
 require 'grpc/generic/service'
 require 'grpc/generic/rpc_server'
-
-# alias GRPC
-GRPC = GRPC