diff --git a/git/util.py b/git/util.py
index 1e0d3eb42..7b90e38d0 100644
--- a/git/util.py
+++ b/git/util.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 #
 # This module is part of GitPython and is released under
 # the BSD License: http://www.opensource.org/licenses/bsd-license.php
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import contextlib
 from functools import wraps
 import getpass