diff --git a/lib/pure/concurrency/atomics.nim b/lib/pure/concurrency/atomics.nim
index 7a515e1f28..bdf1e8cc21 100644
--- a/lib/pure/concurrency/atomics.nim
+++ b/lib/pure/concurrency/atomics.nim
@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ runnableExamples:
   assert not flag.testAndSet
 
 
-import macros
-
 when defined(cpp) or defined(nimdoc):
   # For the C++ backend, types and operations map directly to C++11 atomics.