diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 2c72bdc2c..fc2535755 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
     # Please, add to the `ignore` list any other `lib` subdirectories that do
     # not contain `.rb` files, or that should not be reloaded or eager loaded.
     # Common ones are `templates`, `generators`, or `middleware`, for example.
-    config.autoload_lib(ignore: %w[assets tasks templates])
+    config.autoload_lib(ignore: %w[assets tasks templates custom_cops])
 
     # Configuration for the application, engines, and railties goes here.
     #
diff --git a/lib/custom_cops/translated_haml_files.rb b/lib/custom_cops/translated_haml_files.rb
index 6a26c8e81..89a80ac18 100644
--- a/lib/custom_cops/translated_haml_files.rb
+++ b/lib/custom_cops/translated_haml_files.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-require 'rubocop'
-
 module CustomCops
   class TranslatedHamlFiles < RuboCop::Cop::Base
     MSG = 'Each line in a HAML file must start with `=`, `-`, or `%`.'.freeze