diff --git a/artiq/gui/log.py b/artiq/gui/log.py
index 3fd05d80d..3b5095f98 100644
--- a/artiq/gui/log.py
+++ b/artiq/gui/log.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import asyncio
 import logging
 import time
 import re