diff --git a/examples/mitogen-fuse.py b/examples/mitogen-fuse.py
index 7421a0e2..d0cd9a3a 100644
--- a/examples/mitogen-fuse.py
+++ b/examples/mitogen-fuse.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import mitogen.master
 import mitogen.utils
 
 import __main__
-import posix
 import os