diff --git a/src/tools/clippy/util/versions.py b/src/tools/clippy/util/versions.py
index 7a21a840a6d..fee0d292df1 100755
--- a/src/tools/clippy/util/versions.py
+++ b/src/tools/clippy/util/versions.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 from string import Template
 import argparse
-import json
 import os
 import sys