diff --git a/demos/chat/chatdemo.py b/demos/chat/chatdemo.py
index 8a1cab56..b9ad716b 100755
--- a/demos/chat/chatdemo.py
+++ b/demos/chat/chatdemo.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import logging
 import tornado.auth
 import tornado.escape
-import tornado.httpserver
 import tornado.ioloop
 import tornado.options
 import tornado.web