diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7ba4b2a25f..552c66de69 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # Learn more: https://github.com/kennethreitz/setup.py
 import os
-import re
 import sys
 
 from codecs import open