diff --git a/ckan/logic/auth/delete.py b/ckan/logic/auth/delete.py
index b35daea4e8c..74c37d6bdaa 100644
--- a/ckan/logic/auth/delete.py
+++ b/ckan/logic/auth/delete.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import ckan.new_authz as new_authz
 from ckan.logic.auth import get_package_object, get_group_object, get_related_object
 from ckan.logic.auth import get_resource_object
-import ckan.logic.auth.create as auth_create
+import ckan.logic.auth.create as _auth_create
 from ckan.lib.base import _
 
 
@@ -140,4 +140,4 @@ def organization_member_delete(context, data_dict):
     return {'success': True}
 
 def member_delete(context, data_dict):
-    return auth_create.member_create(context, data_dict)
+    return _auth_create.member_create(context, data_dict)
diff --git a/ckan/tests/test_coding_standards.py b/ckan/tests/test_coding_standards.py
index a3fb044c7f2..dcc32a82c48 100644
--- a/ckan/tests/test_coding_standards.py
+++ b/ckan/tests/test_coding_standards.py
@@ -908,7 +908,6 @@ class TestActionAuth(object):
         'create: follow_group',
         'create: follow_user',
         'create: package_relationship_create_rest',
-        'delete: member_delete',
         'delete: package_relationship_delete_rest',
         'delete: unfollow_dataset',
         'delete: unfollow_group',