diff --git a/files/blockinfile.py b/files/blockinfile.py
index 7b25101242f..8ba76181886 100755
--- a/files/blockinfile.py
+++ b/files/blockinfile.py
@@ -315,6 +315,5 @@ def main():
 
 # import module snippets
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import *
-from ansible.module_utils.splitter import *
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()