diff --git a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/recent.py b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/recent.py
index a1eefa0..9733bfd 100755
--- a/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/recent.py
+++ b/usr/lib/linuxmint/mintMenu/plugins/recent.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ gi.require_version("Gtk", "2.0")
 from gi.repository import Gtk, Pango
 import sys
 import os
-import gobject
 import datetime
 import fcntl
 from easygsettings import EasyGSettings