diff --git a/bob/bio/base/utils/resources.py b/bob/bio/base/utils/resources.py
index 57a5b5a294f5f67530c67b090e350df3cbfc0c2d..7ac2d541b970c925015095636e6a4a200cd9f516 100644
--- a/bob/bio/base/utils/resources.py
+++ b/bob/bio/base/utils/resources.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 
-import imp
 import os
 import pkg_resources
 import bob.extension.config