diff --git a/v2/ansible/parsing/__init__.py b/v2/ansible/parsing/__init__.py
index bc2a000f8b..5f922a120f 100644
--- a/v2/ansible/parsing/__init__.py
+++ b/v2/ansible/parsing/__init__.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 import json
 
-from yaml import YAMLError
-
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleParserError, AnsibleInternalError
 from ansible.parsing.vault import VaultLib
 from ansible.parsing.yaml import safe_load