diff --git a/linien-gui/setup.py b/linien-gui/setup.py
index ea2f0fb1..5f24c4ab 100644
--- a/linien-gui/setup.py
+++ b/linien-gui/setup.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@
     entry_points={"console_scripts": ["linien=linien_gui.app:run_application"]},
     python_requires=">=3.8",
     install_requires=[
-        "app_paths>=0.0.7 ",
         "click>=7.1.2",
         "pyqtgraph>=0.10.0",
         "PyQt5>=5.12.0",
diff --git a/mypy.ini b/mypy.ini
index dbf963a2..c14cfe7a 100644
--- a/mypy.ini
+++ b/mypy.ini
@@ -31,5 +31,3 @@ ignore_missing_imports = True
 [mypy-pyqtgraph.*]
 ignore_missing_imports = True
 
-[mypy-app_paths.*]
-ignore_missing_imports = True