diff --git a/lib/ansible/inventory/__init__.py b/lib/ansible/inventory/__init__.py
index e6471708823..4002eaae1fb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/inventory/__init__.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/inventory/__init__.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import os
 import sys
 import re
 import stat
-import subprocess
 
 from ansible import constants as C
 from ansible import errors