diff --git a/qutebrowser/misc/earlyinit.py b/qutebrowser/misc/earlyinit.py
index df50b8d08..a64a2799b 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/misc/earlyinit.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/misc/earlyinit.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import traceback
 import signal
 import importlib
 import datetime
-import logging
 try:
     import tkinter
 except ImportError: