diff --git a/meta/classes/gtk-icon-cache.bbclass b/meta/classes/gtk-icon-cache.bbclass
index b256365175..4a59b74754 100644
--- a/meta/classes/gtk-icon-cache.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/gtk-icon-cache.bbclass
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ gtk-update-icon-cache -q /usr/share/icons/hicolor
 }
 
 python populate_packages_append () {
-	import os.path
 	packages = bb.data.getVar('PACKAGES', d, 1).split()
 	workdir = bb.data.getVar('WORKDIR', d, 1)