diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/playerglobewien.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/playerglobewien.py
index b2263e38c..259aa4ae2 100755
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/playerglobewien.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/playerglobewien.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # coding: utf-8
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import re
 from .common import InfoExtractor