diff --git a/certbot/certbot/_internal/plugins/standalone.py b/certbot/certbot/_internal/plugins/standalone.py
index 1f3dee39c..c5471490d 100644
--- a/certbot/certbot/_internal/plugins/standalone.py
+++ b/certbot/certbot/_internal/plugins/standalone.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import collections
 import errno
 import logging
-import socket
 from typing import Any
 from typing import Callable
 from typing import DefaultDict