diff --git a/com/win32com/client/build.py b/com/win32com/client/build.py
index 856f65b3e..3a0af527d 100644
--- a/com/win32com/client/build.py
+++ b/com/win32com/client/build.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 import datetime
 import string
-import sys
 from keyword import iskeyword
 
 import pythoncom