diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/iosxr.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/iosxr.py
index 135bcbdf02e..20b001ab16d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/iosxr.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/terminal/iosxr.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
 import re
-import json
 
 from ansible.plugins.terminal import TerminalBase
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleConnectionFailure