diff --git a/aleksis/core/__init__.py b/aleksis/core/__init__.py
index 79928246f83965c5c39479326114e3a7a89e27cb..ce9af380ee259d8e89f190e2fd0bb676aa69a00f 100644
--- a/aleksis/core/__init__.py
+++ b/aleksis/core/__init__.py
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 from importlib import metadata
 
-try:
-    from .celery import app as celery_app
-except ModuleNotFoundError:
-    # Celery is not available
-    celery_app = None
+from .celery import app as celery_app
 
 try:
     __version__ = metadata.distribution("AlekSIS-Core").version