diff --git a/src/cthulhu/gi_setup.py b/src/cthulhu/gi_setup.py
index f683867..74de7bc 100644
--- a/src/cthulhu/gi_setup.py
+++ b/src/cthulhu/gi_setup.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 """Centralized setup for GObject Introspection (GI) in Cthulhu."""
 
+from gi.repository import Peas
 import gi
 
 # FIRST: Load GIRepository with the correct version
@@ -36,7 +37,6 @@ except (ValueError, ImportError):
 # SECOND: Set versions for other modules and import them
 gi.require_version('Atspi', '2.0')
 gi.require_version('Gdk', '3.0')
-gi.require_version('Peas', '1.0')
 
 try:
     from gi.repository import GObject
@@ -53,11 +53,6 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     Gdk = None
 
-try:
-    from gi.repository import Peas
-except ImportError:
-    Peas = None
-
 try:
     gi.require_version('Gio', '2.0')
     from gi.repository import Gio