diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/mysql.py b/plugins/module_utils/mysql.py
index 5f463bd..c3f16ce 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/mysql.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/mysql.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ except ImportError:
     try:
         # mysqlclient is called MySQLdb
         import MySQLdb as mysql_driver
-        import MySQLdb.cursors
         _mysql_cursor_param = 'cursorclass'
     except ImportError:
         mysql_driver = None