diff --git a/src/render/painter.js b/src/render/painter.js
index 232d61b76ae..f9036ac70e5 100644
--- a/src/render/painter.js
+++ b/src/render/painter.js
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import type LineAtlas from './line_atlas';
 import type ImageManager from './image_manager';
 import type GlyphManager from './glyph_manager';
 import type VertexBuffer from '../gl/vertex_buffer';
-import type Framebuffer from '../gl/framebuffer';
 
 export type RenderPass = '3d' | 'opaque' | 'translucent';