diff --git a/bin/loopy b/bin/loopy
index e607a67932818f5c104e1aed46b1b40ed96d9bb7..0ea3ad17071ccd609309bcfe4ef2a506a1f83113 100644
--- a/bin/loopy
+++ b/bin/loopy
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ def main():
         else:
             infile_dirname = getcwd()
 
-        import sys
         sys.path.append(infile_dirname)
 
         # }}}