diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/emoji/database.ts b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/emoji/database.ts
index cd702b84fe..7289c9fc8a 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/emoji/database.ts
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/emoji/database.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import type { ApiCustomEmojiJSON } from '@/flavours/glitch/api_types/custom_emoj
 
 import { openEmojiDB } from './db-schema';
 import type { Database } from './db-schema';
+import { importEmojiData } from './loader';
 import { localeToSegmenter, toSupportedLocale } from './locale';
 import {
   extractTokens,
@@ -437,7 +438,6 @@ async function toLoadedLocale(localeString: string) {
   }
   if (!loadedLocales.has(locale)) {
     log('Locale %s not loaded, importing...', locale);
-    const { importEmojiData } = await import('./loader');
     await importEmojiData(locale);
     return locale;
   }