diff --git a/ietf/utils/tests.py b/ietf/utils/tests.py
index 5e9a6e7d0..952f5ed85 100644
--- a/ietf/utils/tests.py
+++ b/ietf/utils/tests.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import io
 import os.path
 import shutil
-import sys
 import types
 
 from typing import Dict, List       # pyflakes:ignore