diff --git a/lib/listen/event/loop.rb b/lib/listen/event/loop.rb
index dd071f01..9275673d 100644
--- a/lib/listen/event/loop.rb
+++ b/lib/listen/event/loop.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require 'thread'
-
 require 'timeout'
 require 'listen/event/processor'
 require 'listen/thread'
diff --git a/lib/listen/event/queue.rb b/lib/listen/event/queue.rb
index ffcd67c5..0521dddd 100644
--- a/lib/listen/event/queue.rb
+++ b/lib/listen/event/queue.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require 'thread'
-
 require 'forwardable'
 
 module Listen
diff --git a/lib/listen/fsm.rb b/lib/listen/fsm.rb
index f6ddc03d..42354483 100644
--- a/lib/listen/fsm.rb
+++ b/lib/listen/fsm.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 # Code copied from https://github.com/celluloid/celluloid-fsm
 
-require 'thread'
-
 module Listen
   module FSM
     # Included hook to extend class methods
diff --git a/lib/listen/record.rb b/lib/listen/record.rb
index 87f5dd7c..362c3806 100644
--- a/lib/listen/record.rb
+++ b/lib/listen/record.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require 'thread'
 require 'listen/record/entry'
 require 'listen/record/symlink_detector'