diff --git a/ietf/release/views.py b/ietf/release/views.py
index bf4046f4e..8720bcf29 100644
--- a/ietf/release/views.py
+++ b/ietf/release/views.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import re
 import os
 
 from django.template import RequestContext