diff --git a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/crate.py b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/crate.py
index aac1221c87..f4ddc782a9 100644
--- a/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/crate.py
+++ b/bitbake/lib/bb/fetch2/crate.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ BitBake 'Fetch' implementation for crates.io
 import hashlib
 import json
 import os
-import shutil
 import subprocess
 import bb
 from   bb.fetch2 import logger, subprocess_setup, UnpackError