diff --git a/letsencrypt/cli.py b/letsencrypt/cli.py
index b8bdeff7d..d343fcaa5 100644
--- a/letsencrypt/cli.py
+++ b/letsencrypt/cli.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import logging
 import logging.handlers
 import os
 import pkg_resources
-import re
 import sys
 import time
 import traceback