diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner.py b/lib/ansible/runner.py
index f49c02ff1ec..6b378d1b90d 100755
--- a/lib/ansible/runner.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import Queue
 import random
 import traceback
 import tempfile
-import subprocess
 import getpass
 import base64