diff --git a/files/scripts/updates-uptime-cmd.py b/files/scripts/updates-uptime-cmd.py
index 6091f0d6eb..09e9ddc75b 100755
--- a/files/scripts/updates-uptime-cmd.py
+++ b/files/scripts/updates-uptime-cmd.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import sys
 
 import argparse
 import fnmatch
-import re
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import time