diff --git a/src/vs/platform/theme/electron-main/themeMainService.ts b/src/vs/platform/theme/electron-main/themeMainService.ts
index b885de3c21fe5c78131661a14c372b560bf3fdaf..6787d57bc27564b02e69d23eb4a866ff918121b3 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/theme/electron-main/themeMainService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/theme/electron-main/themeMainService.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
 import { isWindows, isMacintosh } from 'vs/base/common/platform';
-import { systemPreferences, ipcMain as ipc, nativeTheme } from 'electron';
+import { ipcMain as ipc, nativeTheme } from 'electron';
 import { IStateService } from 'vs/platform/state/node/state';
 import { createDecorator } from 'vs/platform/instantiation/common/instantiation';