diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 0e8ef71..2e763fb 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ install:
   - pip install i3ipc
   - pip install psutil
   - pip install netifaces
-  - pip install pyyaml
   - pip install -U coverage==4.3
   - pip install codeclimate-test-reporter
   - pip install taskw
diff --git a/bumblebee/theme.py b/bumblebee/theme.py
index 16eb49a..2d632c4 100644
--- a/bumblebee/theme.py
+++ b/bumblebee/theme.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import os
 import glob
 import copy
 import json
-import yaml
 import io
 import re
 import logging