diff --git a/evil-collection.el b/evil-collection.el
index 39bccc9..fe7bf53 100644
--- a/evil-collection.el
+++ b/evil-collection.el
@@ -535,7 +535,9 @@ instead of the modes in `evil-collection-mode-list'."
             (run-hook-with-args 'evil-collection-setup-hook
                                 m mode-keymaps))))))
   (when evil-collection-want-unimpaired-p
-    (require 'evil-collection-unimpaired)
+    (load (expand-file-name "modes/unimpaired/evil-collection-unimpaired"
+                            evil-collection-base-dir)
+          nil t)
     (when (fboundp 'evil-collection-unimpaired-setup)
       (evil-collection-unimpaired-setup))))