diff --git a/src/apptaskmanager.js b/src/apptaskmanager.js
index d914282de..587e292bb 100644
--- a/src/apptaskmanager.js
+++ b/src/apptaskmanager.js
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ exports = module.exports = {
     scheduleTask: scheduleTask
 };
 
-let apps = require('./apps.js'),
-    assert = require('assert'),
+let assert = require('assert'),
     debug = require('debug')('box:apptaskmanager'),
     fs = require('fs'),
     locker = require('./locker.js'),