diff --git a/test/imfv283_test/IMFV283Parser_test.py b/test/imfv283_test/IMFV283Parser_test.py
index d65c681e2a31dbb5664249bfb6ebc12a7341fff2..add50c90c0ab5de1057de57100801579d13dd96a 100644
--- a/test/imfv283_test/IMFV283Parser_test.py
+++ b/test/imfv283_test/IMFV283Parser_test.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 """Tests for the IMFV283 Parser class."""
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
-from builtins import str
 
 from nose.tools import assert_equals
 from obspy import UTCDateTime