diff --git a/wp-links-opml.php b/wp-links-opml.php
index e8aed950bb..e30869bdc8 100644
--- a/wp-links-opml.php
+++ b/wp-links-opml.php
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@
  * @package WordPress
  */
 
-if ( empty($wp) ) {
-	require_once('./wp-load.php');
-	wp();
-}
+require_once('./wp-load.php');
 
 header('Content-Type: text/xml; charset=' . get_option('blog_charset'), true);
 $link_cat = '';
@@ -59,4 +56,4 @@ foreach ( (array)$cats as $cat ) :
 endforeach; // $cats
 ?>
 </body>
-</opml>
+</opml>
\ No newline at end of file