diff --git a/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py b/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py
index be8337298..adc166ec5 100644
--- a/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py
+++ b/plugins/gtkgui/gtkgui.py
@@ -833,7 +833,6 @@ class plugin:
 			self.config['autoxatime']*60)
 		self.systray_visible = 0
 		try:
-			global trayicon
 			import trayicon
 		except:
 			self.config['trayicon'] = 0