diff --git a/bin/nova-api b/bin/nova-api
index 20ad4bfa..b94928c7 100755
--- a/bin/nova-api
+++ b/bin/nova-api
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import sys
 
 import nova.log
 import nova.service
-import nova.version
 
 
 def main():