diff --git a/src/Model/Storage/ExternalResource.php b/src/Model/Storage/ExternalResource.php
index e0e0a6279e..9c57e3990b 100644
--- a/src/Model/Storage/ExternalResource.php
+++ b/src/Model/Storage/ExternalResource.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
 namespace Friendica\Model\Storage;
 
-use \BadMethodCallException;
+use BadMethodCallException;
 use Friendica\DI;
 
 /**