diff --git a/src/allmydata/node.py b/src/allmydata/node.py
index 4c4ad3bc0..53281229e 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/node.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/node.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import datetime, os.path, re, types
 from base64 import b32decode, b32encode
 
-import twisted
 from twisted.python import log
 from twisted.application import service
 from twisted.internet import defer, reactor