diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index f25eaf9ff..41ee8b0a6 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import gc
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
-import datetime
 
 import synapse
 import synapse.config.logger