diff --git a/Lib/ssl.py b/Lib/ssl.py
index 68487bd3a56..ec6446933aa 100644
--- a/Lib/ssl.py
+++ b/Lib/ssl.py
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ from socket import socket, AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM
 import base64        # for DER-to-PEM translation
 import traceback
 import errno
-import time
 
 class SSLSocket(socket):