diff --git a/widgets/contrib/brightness.lua b/widgets/contrib/brightness.lua
index 0ba2f45..04b8d2b 100644
--- a/widgets/contrib/brightness.lua
+++ b/widgets/contrib/brightness.lua
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ local newtimer        = require("lain.helpers").newtimer
 
 local wibox           = require("wibox")
 local io              = { popen  = io.popen }
-local string          = { match  = string.match }
 
 local setmetatable    = setmetatable