diff --git a/tools/lib/formats/getFormatHandlers.py b/tools/lib/formats/getFormatHandlers.py
index d87894a3..c3a49521 100644
--- a/tools/lib/formats/getFormatHandlers.py
+++ b/tools/lib/formats/getFormatHandlers.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import inspect
-import sys
 from . import default
 from . import formatHandlerBase