diff --git a/src/Core.php b/src/Core.php
index 6e7eed77c..c817e1c27 100644
--- a/src/Core.php
+++ b/src/Core.php
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 <?php namespace Flarum;
 
-use DB;
-
 class Core
 {
     public static function isInstalled()
@@ -9,6 +7,11 @@ class Core
         return file_exists(base_path('../config.php'));
     }
 
+    public static function inDebugMode()
+    {
+        return env('APP_DEBUG');
+    }
+
     public static function config($key, $default = null)
     {
         if (! static::isInstalled()) {