diff --git a/flask_restless/views/base.py b/flask_restless/views/base.py
index 02e19691..2070684b 100644
--- a/flask_restless/views/base.py
+++ b/flask_restless/views/base.py
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 from sqlalchemy.orm.exc import MultipleResultsFound
 from sqlalchemy.orm.exc import NoResultFound
 from sqlalchemy.orm.query import Query
-from sqlalchemy.inspection import inspect as sa_inspect
 from werkzeug import parse_options_header
 from werkzeug.exceptions import HTTPException