diff --git a/sddm-theme/Background.qml b/sddm-theme/Background.qml
index 9a15c9412..085ea74ea 100644
--- a/sddm-theme/Background.qml
+++ b/sddm-theme/Background.qml
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 ***************************************************************************/
 
 import QtQuick 2.2
-import QtGraphicalEffects 1.0
-
 
 FocusScope {
     property alias source: image.source