diff --git a/src/packages/spell-check/lib/misspelling-view.coffee b/src/packages/spell-check/lib/misspelling-view.coffee
index 0940ce0f7..b2afdf1ce 100644
--- a/src/packages/spell-check/lib/misspelling-view.coffee
+++ b/src/packages/spell-check/lib/misspelling-view.coffee
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 {View} = require 'space-pen'
 Range = require 'range'
 CorrectionsView = require './corrections-view'
-SpellChecker = require 'spellchecker'
 
 module.exports =
 class MisspellingView extends View
@@ -31,6 +30,7 @@ class MisspellingView extends View
 
       screenRange = @getScreenRange()
       misspelling = @editor.getTextInRange(@editor.bufferRangeForScreenRange(screenRange))
+      SpellChecker = require 'spellchecker'
       corrections = SpellChecker.getCorrectionsForMisspelling(misspelling)
       @correctionsView?.remove()
       @correctionsView = new CorrectionsView(@editor, corrections, screenRange)