diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 853a5a3b..7b483a57 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
-import sys
-
 setup(
     name = "mediagoblin",
     version = "0.0.1",