diff --git a/src/controllers/mods.js b/src/controllers/mods.js
index fe05f29019..3eb722047e 100644
--- a/src/controllers/mods.js
+++ b/src/controllers/mods.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const validator = require('validator');
-
 const user = require('../user');
 const posts = require('../posts');
 const flags = require('../flags');