diff --git a/test/sequence.t b/test/sequence.t
index 5dc80a610..83702fc06 100755
--- a/test/sequence.t
+++ b/test/sequence.t
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 
 import sys
 import os
-import json
 import unittest
 # Ensure python finds the local simpletap module
 sys.path.append(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))