diff --git a/src/components/views/elements/AppTile.js b/src/components/views/elements/AppTile.js
index d9593ff52a..7be0bab33c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/elements/AppTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/elements/AppTile.js
@@ -439,6 +439,7 @@ export default class AppTile extends React.Component {
 
         // Force the widget to be non-persistent
         ActiveWidgetStore.destroyPersistentWidget();
+        const PersistedElement = sdk.getComponent("elements.PersistedElement");
         PersistedElement.destroyElement(this._persistKey);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/stores/ActiveWidgetStore.js b/src/stores/ActiveWidgetStore.js
index fe83260cde..89fa6e6936 100644
--- a/src/stores/ActiveWidgetStore.js
+++ b/src/stores/ActiveWidgetStore.js
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ limitations under the License.
 import EventEmitter from 'events';
 
 import MatrixClientPeg from '../MatrixClientPeg';
-import sdk from '../index';
 
 /**
  * Stores information about the widgets active in the app right now: