diff --git a/linkcheck/checker/httpurl.py b/linkcheck/checker/httpurl.py
index d9b3203e..43caaddc 100644
--- a/linkcheck/checker/httpurl.py
+++ b/linkcheck/checker/httpurl.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ Handle http links.
 import urlparse
 import urllib
 import os
-import re
 import errno
 import zlib
 import socket