diff --git a/Lib/rfc822.py b/Lib/rfc822.py
index 89392f6161f..9a99572e680 100644
--- a/Lib/rfc822.py
+++ b/Lib/rfc822.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@
 There are also some utility functions here.
 """
 
-import re
 import string
 import time