diff --git a/tests/test_basic.py b/tests/test_basic.py
index 7c39c45f..a46bfbfc 100644
--- a/tests/test_basic.py
+++ b/tests/test_basic.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
     :license: BSD, see LICENSE for more details.
 """
 
-import pickle
 import re
 import time
 import uuid