diff --git a/src/middleware/activitypub.js b/src/middleware/activitypub.js
index 6f29993707..82bc88cfb7 100644
--- a/src/middleware/activitypub.js
+++ b/src/middleware/activitypub.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const winston = require('winston');
-
 const db = require('../database');
 const meta = require('../meta');
 const activitypub = require('../activitypub');