diff --git a/src/Plots.jl b/src/Plots.jl
index f55be664..3e8b9510 100644
--- a/src/Plots.jl
+++ b/src/Plots.jl
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ module Plots
 using Reexport
 using FixedSizeArrays
 @reexport using RecipesBase
-import RecipesBase: plot, _cycle
+import RecipesBase: plot
 using Base.Meta
 @reexport using PlotUtils
 @reexport using PlotThemes