diff --git a/node-daemon/pvcd/fencing.py b/node-daemon/pvcd/fencing.py
index c726a85a..4ee5bd90 100644
--- a/node-daemon/pvcd/fencing.py
+++ b/node-daemon/pvcd/fencing.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 #
 ###############################################################################
 
-import threading
 import time
 import threading