diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner.py b/lib/ansible/runner.py
index 3e11700fdae..938b25b4cdd 100755
--- a/lib/ansible/runner.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import random
 import traceback
 import tempfile
 import subprocess
-import urllib
 
 import ansible.constants as C 
 import ansible.connection