diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/network/citrix/netscaler.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/network/citrix/netscaler.py
index de3c8fc2421..b2f87aa0d08 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/network/citrix/netscaler.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/network/citrix/netscaler.py
@@ -97,7 +97,6 @@ ansible host -m netscaler -a "nsc_host=nsc.example.com user=apiuser password=api
 '''
 
 
-import json
 import base64
 import socket