diff --git a/kombu/transport/virtual/exchange.py b/kombu/transport/virtual/exchange.py
index 50011e94..4a788fa8 100644
--- a/kombu/transport/virtual/exchange.py
+++ b/kombu/transport/virtual/exchange.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 from kombu.utils import escape_regex
 
 import re
-import collections
 
 
 class ExchangeType(object):