diff --git a/dist.ini b/dist.ini
index 820bb42..155f66b 100644
--- a/dist.ini
+++ b/dist.ini
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ copyright_year   = 2012
 NextVersion::Semantic.format=%d.%03d
 
 [Prereqs / Recommends]
-Class::Load::XS = 0
 Dancer2 = 0.153000
 
 [Prereqs / TestRecommends]
diff --git a/lib/Dancer2/Plugin/Adapter.pm b/lib/Dancer2/Plugin/Adapter.pm
index 4cbd2a1..cca2715 100644
--- a/lib/Dancer2/Plugin/Adapter.pm
+++ b/lib/Dancer2/Plugin/Adapter.pm
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ package Dancer2::Plugin::Adapter;
 # VERSION
 
 use Dancer2::Plugin;
-use Class::Load qw/try_load_class/;
+use Module::Runtime qw/use_module/;
 
 my %singletons;
 my $conf;
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ register service => sub {
   my $class = $object_conf->{class}
     or die "No class specified for Adapter '$name'";
 
-  try_load_class($class)
+  eval { use_module($class); 1 }
     or die "Module '$class' could not be loaded";
 
   my $new = $object_conf->{constructor} || 'new';