diff --git a/tools/lintstack.py b/tools/lintstack.py
index 5f83dbe72..71b565ee0 100755
--- a/tools/lintstack.py
+++ b/tools/lintstack.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 """pylint error checking."""
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 import json
 import os
 import re