diff --git a/ffplayout/utils.py b/ffplayout/utils.py
index ceff3d49..0c343bd6 100644
--- a/ffplayout/utils.py
+++ b/ffplayout/utils.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import json
 import logging
 import math
 import re
-import shlex
 import signal
 import smtplib
 import socket