diff --git a/src/LasIO.jl b/src/LasIO.jl
index 03ff034..bc61a1f 100644
--- a/src/LasIO.jl
+++ b/src/LasIO.jl
@@ -53,11 +53,4 @@ include("util.jl")
 include("fileio.jl")
 include("srs.jl")
 
-function __init__()
-    # these should eventually go in
-    # https://github.com/JuliaIO/FileIO.jl/blob/master/src/registry.jl
-    add_format(format"LAS", "LASF", ".las", [:LasIO])
-    add_format(format"LAZ", (), ".laz", [:LasIO])
-end
-
 end # module