diff --git a/src/window-event-handler.coffee b/src/window-event-handler.coffee
index c9fd94681..3b9d54b96 100644
--- a/src/window-event-handler.coffee
+++ b/src/window-event-handler.coffee
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ ipc = require 'ipc'
 shell = require 'shell'
 {Subscriber} = require 'emissary'
 fs = require 'fs-plus'
-url = require 'url'
 
 # Handles low-level events related to the window.
 module.exports =