diff --git a/ansible_mitogen/mixins.py b/ansible_mitogen/mixins.py
index 21c07e01..e91e592e 100644
--- a/ansible_mitogen/mixins.py
+++ b/ansible_mitogen/mixins.py
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 import logging
 import os
 import pwd
-import shutil
 import traceback
 
 try: