diff --git a/ckan/logic/auth/delete.py b/ckan/logic/auth/delete.py
index c21490cf156..c18290067dd 100644
--- a/ckan/logic/auth/delete.py
+++ b/ckan/logic/auth/delete.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 from ckan.logic.auth import get_package_object, get_group_object, get_related_object
 from ckan.logic.auth import get_resource_object
 from ckan.logic.auth.create import package_relationship_create
-from ckan.authz import Authorizer
 from ckan.lib.base import _
 
 def package_delete(context, data_dict):