diff --git a/mopidy/backends/despotify.py b/mopidy/backends/despotify.py
index 86860586..abdf4a1d 100644
--- a/mopidy/backends/despotify.py
+++ b/mopidy/backends/despotify.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import datetime as dt
 import logging
-import sys
 
 import spytify