diff --git a/testing/test_capture.py b/testing/test_capture.py
index 841cdb0a3..79e34a40f 100644
--- a/testing/test_capture.py
+++ b/testing/test_capture.py
@@ -344,7 +344,6 @@ class TestLoggingInteraction(object):
 
     def test_logging_initialized_in_test(self, testdir):
         p = testdir.makepyfile("""
-            import sys
             def test_something():
                 import logging
                 logging.basicConfig()