diff --git a/_pytest/monkeypatch.py b/_pytest/monkeypatch.py
index 475004539..43b8c2fe1 100644
--- a/_pytest/monkeypatch.py
+++ b/_pytest/monkeypatch.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import os, sys
 import re
-import pytest
 
 from py.builtin import _basestring