diff --git a/src/lib/util/util.ts b/src/lib/util/util.ts
index bf2c7606..d350223d 100644
--- a/src/lib/util/util.ts
+++ b/src/lib/util/util.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { analytics, initAnalytics } from './stats';
 import { loadDataFromUrl } from './fileLoaders/loader';
 import { initLoading } from './loading';
 import { applyMigrations } from './migrations';
-import { init } from './mermaid';
 
 export const loadStateFromURL = (): void => {
   loadState(window.location.hash.slice(1));
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ export const syncDiagram = (): void => {
 
 export const initHandler = async (): Promise<void> => {
   applyMigrations();
-  await initLoading('Loading Mermaid...', init());
   loadStateFromURL();
   await initLoading('Loading Gist...', loadDataFromUrl().catch(console.error));
   syncDiagram();