diff --git a/scripts/dev/build_release.py b/scripts/dev/build_release.py
index 5d9b62435..b4bc831b9 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/build_release.py
+++ b/scripts/dev/build_release.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import subprocess
 import argparse
 import tarfile
 import collections
-import shutil
 
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), os.pardir,
                 os.pardir))
@@ -178,7 +177,6 @@ def build_sdist():
         print('\n'.join(files))
 
 
-
 def main():
     """Main entry point."""
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()