diff --git a/ietf/settings.py b/ietf/settings.py
index 3a9e3376f..4191f033f 100644
--- a/ietf/settings.py
+++ b/ietf/settings.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 # http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/SplitSettings
 
 import os
-import importlib
 import sys
 import datetime