diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/aparat.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/aparat.py
index dbaae7f71..8b47c3e58 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/aparat.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/aparat.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
     int_or_none,
-    merge_dicts,
     mimetype2ext,
     url_or_none,
 )