diff --git a/awx/api/serializers.py b/awx/api/serializers.py
index 9397b93b2e..fb0b4525c1 100644
--- a/awx/api/serializers.py
+++ b/awx/api/serializers.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist, ValidationError as DjangoValidationError
 from django.db import models
 # from django.utils.translation import ugettext_lazy as _
-from django.utils.encoding import force_text, smart_text
+from django.utils.encoding import force_text
 from django.utils.text import capfirst
 
 # Django REST Framework