diff --git a/abra b/abra
index 8bf07f6..619fc63 100755
--- a/abra
+++ b/abra
@@ -306,12 +306,6 @@ fi
 
 ###### Safety checks
 
-require_multitail() {
-  if ! type multitail > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    error "multitail program is not installed"
-  fi
-}
-
 require_abra_dir() {
   mkdir -p "$ABRA_DIR"
 }