diff --git a/example/example.py b/example/example.py
index 25c059491..7821930ca 100644
--- a/example/example.py
+++ b/example/example.py
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ problems.
 import logging
 import sys
 import argparse
-import importlib.util
 
 # make the example runnable without the need to install
 from os.path import abspath, dirname