diff --git a/basis/db/errors/errors.factor b/basis/db/errors/errors.factor
index dbb537cedc..220ea13b9e 100644
--- a/basis/db/errors/errors.factor
+++ b/basis/db/errors/errors.factor
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2008 Doug Coleman.
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: accessors kernel continuations fry words ;
+USING: continuations kernel ;
 IN: db.errors
 
 ERROR: db-error ;