diff --git a/lib/filenoticestream.php b/lib/filenoticestream.php
index 8c01893634..2b5e53eaf7 100644
--- a/lib/filenoticestream.php
+++ b/lib/filenoticestream.php
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ class RawFileNoticeStream extends NoticeStream
 
     function __construct($file)
     {
-        parent::__construct();
         $this->file = $file;
     }