diff --git a/easybuild/tools/__init__.py b/easybuild/tools/__init__.py
index bd36b15edb..cc7eadb99f 100644
--- a/easybuild/tools/__init__.py
+++ b/easybuild/tools/__init__.py
@@ -37,5 +37,4 @@
 __path__ = __import__('pkgutil').extend_path(__path__, __name__)
 
 
-import warnings
 from easybuild.tools.loose_version import LooseVersion  # noqa(F401)