diff --git a/gitlab/client.py b/gitlab/client.py
index 36d4ae21e..ebb78528c 100644
--- a/gitlab/client.py
+++ b/gitlab/client.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 from urllib import parse
 
 import requests
-import requests.utils
 
 import gitlab
 import gitlab.config