diff --git a/awx/main/tasks.py b/awx/main/tasks.py
index 2e1ef3c347..1ad8524240 100644
--- a/awx/main/tasks.py
+++ b/awx/main/tasks.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import pipes
 import re
 import shutil
 import stat
-import subprocess
 import tempfile
 import thread
 import time