diff --git a/cimgen/cimgen.py b/cimgen/cimgen.py
index 49e77952..37c6336e 100644
--- a/cimgen/cimgen.py
+++ b/cimgen/cimgen.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import os
 import textwrap
 import warnings
-import re
 from time import time
 
 import xmltodict