diff --git a/umqtt.simple/umqtt/simple.py b/umqtt.simple/umqtt/simple.py
index 9bb16a8c..ea27544f 100644
--- a/umqtt.simple/umqtt/simple.py
+++ b/umqtt.simple/umqtt/simple.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import usocket as socket
 import ustruct as struct
 from ubinascii import hexlify
-import time
 
 class MQTTException(Exception):
     pass