diff --git a/python/dune/xt/grid/__init__.py b/python/dune/xt/grid/__init__.py
index d26a7f0e54b2821c5d20a5ff768b561f99490274..02bdc3fe423c81bd8f70eb0f7bbee2904d0b0777 100644
--- a/python/dune/xt/grid/__init__.py
+++ b/python/dune/xt/grid/__init__.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 # ~~~
 
 from numbers import Number
-import os
 from tempfile import NamedTemporaryFile
 
 from dune.xt import guarded_import