diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Storage.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Storage.pm
index 125cec871..65f8c3545 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Storage.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Storage.pm
@@ -23,14 +23,10 @@ use File::Copy ();
 use File::Find ();
 use File::Path ();
 use File::Spec;
+use Image::Magick;
 use Storable ();
 use WebGUI::Utility qw(isIn);
 
-BEGIN {
-    unless (eval { require Image::Magick; 1 }) {
-        croak "You must have Image::Magick installed to run WebGUI.\n";
-    }
-}
 
 =head1 NAME