diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner.py b/lib/ansible/runner.py
index 6b378d1b90d..4a3140e1f7a 100755
--- a/lib/ansible/runner.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import Queue
 import random
 import traceback
 import tempfile
-import getpass
 import base64
 
 import ansible.constants as C