diff --git a/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_maps_admin.js b/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_maps_admin.js
index 8e971b1f..42a4cd31 100644
--- a/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_maps_admin.js
+++ b/lib/cartodb/controllers/named_maps_admin.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 var step = require('step');
 var assert = require('assert');
-var _ = require('underscore');
 var templateName = require('../backends/template_maps').templateName;
 var cors = require('../middleware/cors');