diff --git a/pacer2influxdb.py b/pacer2influxdb.py
index 81c06e4..0b950ce 100755
--- a/pacer2influxdb.py
+++ b/pacer2influxdb.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import datetime
 import time
 import sqlite3 as lite
 import argparse
-import json
 
 def main(host='localhost', port=8086, user='root', password='root', dbname='demo', dbfile='demo.db'):
     """Instantiate the connection to the InfluxDB client."""