diff --git a/tools/songdb.pl b/tools/songdb.pl
index 64a973e7d9..3cf87bc8df 100755
--- a/tools/songdb.pl
+++ b/tools/songdb.pl
@@ -563,7 +563,6 @@ sub AUTOLOAD {
 				return $_[0]->{$name}
 			};
 
-		no strict 'refs';
 		*{$AUTOLOAD} = $sub;
 		goto &$AUTOLOAD;