diff --git a/src/utils/mixins.js b/src/utils/mixins.js
index 46b17dfed..de94e8634 100644
--- a/src/utils/mixins.js
+++ b/src/utils/mixins.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-import Backbone from 'backbone';
 import { omit, keys, isUndefined, isElement } from 'underscore';
 
-const $ = Backbone.$;
 const elProt = window.Element.prototype;
 const matches =
   elProt.matches ||