diff --git a/lib/bip32.js b/lib/bip32.js
index e09d9f4f4..1444071e2 100644
--- a/lib/bip32.js
+++ b/lib/bip32.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-var base58 = require('./base58');
 var Base58Check = require('./base58check');
 var Hash = require('./hash');
 var Keypair = require('./keypair');