diff --git a/bin/phpcbf b/bin/phpcbf
index 2e86a40e62..c804bdf10e 100755
--- a/bin/phpcbf
+++ b/bin/phpcbf
@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@
  * @license   https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer/blob/master/licence.txt BSD Licence
  */
 
-if (is_file(__DIR__.'/../autoload.php') === true) {
-    include_once __DIR__.'/../autoload.php';
-} else {
-    include_once 'PHP/CodeSniffer/autoload.php';
-}
+require_once __DIR__.'/../autoload.php';
 
 $runner   = new PHP_CodeSniffer\Runner();
 $exitCode = $runner->runPHPCBF();
diff --git a/bin/phpcs b/bin/phpcs
index e8e8b02894..d098bf8783 100755
--- a/bin/phpcs
+++ b/bin/phpcs
@@ -8,11 +8,7 @@
  * @license   https://github.com/PHPCSStandards/PHP_CodeSniffer/blob/master/licence.txt BSD Licence
  */
 
-if (is_file(__DIR__.'/../autoload.php') === true) {
-    include_once __DIR__.'/../autoload.php';
-} else {
-    include_once 'PHP/CodeSniffer/autoload.php';
-}
+require_once __DIR__.'/../autoload.php';
 
 $runner   = new PHP_CodeSniffer\Runner();
 $exitCode = $runner->runPHPCS();
diff --git a/tests/bootstrap.php b/tests/bootstrap.php
index 8d91b156f7..cf4936daa8 100644
--- a/tests/bootstrap.php
+++ b/tests/bootstrap.php
@@ -19,11 +19,7 @@
     define('PHP_CODESNIFFER_VERBOSITY', 0);
 }
 
-if (is_file(__DIR__.'/../autoload.php') === true) {
-    include_once __DIR__.'/../autoload.php';
-} else {
-    include_once 'PHP/CodeSniffer/autoload.php';
-}
+require_once __DIR__.'/../autoload.php';
 
 $tokens = new \PHP_CodeSniffer\Util\Tokens();