diff --git a/recipes/rust/rust.inc b/recipes/rust/rust.inc
index 9e6c20d..3dcb4d4 100644
--- a/recipes/rust/rust.inc
+++ b/recipes/rust/rust.inc
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ def rust_gen_target(d, thing, wd):
     o.close()
 
 python do_rust_gen_targets () {
-    import os
     wd = d.getVar('WORKDIR', True) + '/targets/'
     try:
         os.makedirs(wd)