diff --git a/editorconfig.el b/editorconfig.el
index 2a453b48..c9c52325 100644
--- a/editorconfig.el
+++ b/editorconfig.el
@@ -47,9 +47,7 @@
   (defvar tex-indent-arg)
   (defvar evil-shift-width))
 
-(declare-function editorconfig-core-get-properties-hash
-                  "editorconfig-core"
-                  (&optional file confname confversion))
+(require 'editorconfig-core)
 
 (defgroup editorconfig nil
   "EditorConfig Emacs Plugin.