diff --git a/bob/devtools/scripts/ci.py b/bob/devtools/scripts/ci.py
index 183173c65adf687cdd4978322af3b6da74885cf0..6bc81c6e4fa518e6281425d10ced22cb2a880708 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/scripts/ci.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/scripts/ci.py
@@ -272,7 +272,6 @@ def base_build(order, group, python, dry_run):
       condarc_options = yaml.load(f)
 
   else:  #not building on the CI? - use defaults
-    import yaml
     from ..constants import BASE_CONDARC, SERVER
     from ..bootstrap import get_channels