diff --git a/bob/devtools/scripts/ci.py b/bob/devtools/scripts/ci.py
index 712bc471675df7fcb4a37f2177674fd34d7ef43c..f6948588d5e3fb5d60125ea33f7b571e15dc9b22 100644
--- a/bob/devtools/scripts/ci.py
+++ b/bob/devtools/scripts/ci.py
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@ def base_build(order, group, dry_run):
 
     recipes = load_order_file(order)
 
-    import itertools
     from .. import bootstrap
     from ..build import base_build as _build