diff --git a/ckanext/pdfpreview/plugin.py b/ckanext/pdfpreview/plugin.py
index b8fb80e3bf2..4f38aa03abb 100644
--- a/ckanext/pdfpreview/plugin.py
+++ b/ckanext/pdfpreview/plugin.py
@@ -5,11 +5,6 @@
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-try:
-    import ckanext.resourceproxy.plugin as proxy
-except ImportError:
-    pass
-
 
 class PdfPreview(p.SingletonPlugin):
     '''This extension previews PDFs. '''