diff --git a/tools/pip_install.py b/tools/pip_install.py
index f152bccc8..03c771438 100755
--- a/tools/pip_install.py
+++ b/tools/pip_install.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 import os
 import subprocess
 import sys
-import tempfile
 
 
 def find_tools_path():