diff --git a/lib/ansible/vars/unsafe_proxy.py b/lib/ansible/vars/unsafe_proxy.py
index 9d39af565b..ee5e7e875d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/vars/unsafe_proxy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/vars/unsafe_proxy.py
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 
 __all__ = ['UnsafeProxy', 'AnsibleUnsafe', 'wrap_var']
 
-import __builtin__
 
 class AnsibleUnsafe(object):
     __UNSAFE__ = True