diff --git a/youtube_dl/utils.py b/youtube_dl/utils.py
index ca4061f30..b8c9f3471 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/utils.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/utils.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import random
 import re
 import socket
 import ssl
-import stat
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import tempfile