diff --git a/sphinx/errors.py b/sphinx/errors.py
index 01f92a3cf..01f29d7aa 100644
--- a/sphinx/errors.py
+++ b/sphinx/errors.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
     :license: BSD, see LICENSE for details.
 """
 
-import traceback
-
 
 class SphinxError(Exception):
     """