diff --git a/Lib/cgi.py b/Lib/cgi.py
index c7171ca69de..5b8e40f6684 100755
--- a/Lib/cgi.py
+++ b/Lib/cgi.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 import sys
 import os
 import urllib
-import mimetools
 import email.parser
 
 __all__ = ["MiniFieldStorage", "FieldStorage",