diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/selinux_import.yml b/changelogs/fragments/selinux_import.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..881e41959ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/selinux_import.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - remove extraneous selinux import (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/83657).
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/file.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/file.py
index b62e4c64f50..1b976fd9329 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/file.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/file.py
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ import os
 import stat
 import re
 
-try:
-    import selinux  # pylint: disable=unused-import
-    HAVE_SELINUX = True
-except ImportError:
-    HAVE_SELINUX = False
-
 
 FILE_ATTRIBUTES = {
     'A': 'noatime',