diff --git a/basis/ui/event-loop/event-loop.factor b/basis/ui/event-loop/event-loop.factor
index cd5a51c33a..0d8aaf46e5 100644
--- a/basis/ui/event-loop/event-loop.factor
+++ b/basis/ui/event-loop/event-loop.factor
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2008, 2009 Slava Pestov.
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
 USING: calendar combinators deques kernel namespaces sequences
-threads ui.backend ui.gadgets.private ;
-USE: ui.private
+threads ui.backend ui.gadgets.private ui.private ;
 IN: ui.event-loop
 
 : event-loop? ( -- ? )