diff --git a/src/backends.jl b/src/backends.jl
index 4aec7d9d..6d586358 100644
--- a/src/backends.jl
+++ b/src/backends.jl
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-using Pkg
-
 struct NoBackend <: AbstractBackend end
 
 const _backendType = Dict{Symbol, DataType}(:none => NoBackend)