diff --git a/.automation/test/perl/perl_bad_1.pl b/.automation/test/perl/perl_bad_1.pl
index 7b127b99..09add458 100644
--- a/.automation/test/perl/perl_bad_1.pl
+++ b/.automation/test/perl/perl_bad_1.pl
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
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 # Load Libs #
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-use strict;
 
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 #### GLOBALS: ####