diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/clustering/consul_session.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/clustering/consul_session.py
index 423a6ecef1..ef7a0297eb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/clustering/consul_session.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/clustering/consul_session.py
@@ -113,8 +113,6 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
   consul_session: state=list
 '''
 
-import sys
-
 try:
     import consul
     from requests.exceptions import ConnectionError