diff --git a/awesome/widgets/task-list.lua b/awesome/widgets/task-list.lua
index 6ea4e71..27745fa 100644
--- a/awesome/widgets/task-list.lua
+++ b/awesome/widgets/task-list.lua
@@ -125,7 +125,6 @@ local function list_update(w, buttons, label, data, objects)
       else
           -- truncate when title is too long
          local text_only = text:match('>(.*)<')
-         local naughty = require("naughty")
          if (text_only:len() > 25) then
             text = text:gsub('>(.*)<', '>' .. text_only:sub(1, 25) .. '...<')
             tt:set_text(text_only)