diff --git a/awx/__init__.py b/awx/__init__.py
index f498ae5553..c8081e8794 100644
--- a/awx/__init__.py
+++ b/awx/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import warnings
-import site
 
 __version__ = '3.0.0'