diff --git a/src/activitypub/index.js b/src/activitypub/index.js
index 878bfabc86..6edb7ae19e 100644
--- a/src/activitypub/index.js
+++ b/src/activitypub/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const request = require('request-promise-native');
-const url = require('url');
 const nconf = require('nconf');
 const { createHash, createSign, createVerify } = require('crypto');