diff --git a/backend/src/activitypub/ActivityPub.js b/backend/src/activitypub/ActivityPub.js
index 2667fd572..12671f330 100644
--- a/backend/src/activitypub/ActivityPub.js
+++ b/backend/src/activitypub/ActivityPub.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import request from 'request'
 import as from 'activitystrea.ms'
 import NitroDataSource from './NitroDataSource'
 import router from './routes'
-import dotenv from 'dotenv'
 import Collections from './Collections'
 import uuid from 'uuid/v4'
 import CONFIG from '../config'