diff --git a/tests_config/run_spec.js b/tests_config/run_spec.js
index 8b0a638eb..cd0957f91 100644
--- a/tests_config/run_spec.js
+++ b/tests_config/run_spec.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 "use strict";
 const fs = require('fs');
 const jscodefmt = require("../");
-const recast = require("recast");
 const types = require("ast-types");
 
 const RUN_AST_TESTS = process.env["AST_COMPARE"];