diff --git a/linkcheck/decorators.py b/linkcheck/decorators.py
index 509cafd3..2bcfc170 100644
--- a/linkcheck/decorators.py
+++ b/linkcheck/decorators.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ Simple decorators (usable in Python >= 2.4).
 import warnings
 import signal
 import os
-import thread
+
 
 def deprecated (func):
     """