diff --git a/src/topics/posts.js b/src/topics/posts.js
index b66ed0eb83..2632f10912 100644
--- a/src/topics/posts.js
+++ b/src/topics/posts.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 const _ = require('lodash');
 const validator = require('validator');
 const nconf = require('nconf');
-const winston = require('winston');
 
 const db = require('../database');
 const user = require('../user');