diff --git a/collects/lang/private/imageeq.rkt b/collects/lang/private/imageeq.rkt
index c1eb2ad084..fec14e416c 100644
--- a/collects/lang/private/imageeq.rkt
+++ b/collects/lang/private/imageeq.rkt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #lang scheme/base
-(require scheme/gui/base
+(require racket/snip
          mrlib/cache-image-snip
          (prefix-in 2htdp/image: mrlib/image-core)
          mzlib/class)