diff --git a/setuptools/tests/test_upload.py b/setuptools/tests/test_upload.py
index cc0e8a0d94..320c6959da 100644
--- a/setuptools/tests/test_upload.py
+++ b/setuptools/tests/test_upload.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 from distutils import log
 from distutils.errors import DistutilsError
-from distutils.version import StrictVersion
 
 import pytest