diff --git a/nikola/plugins/command/version.py b/nikola/plugins/command/version.py
index c2baf4b57e..e5fa0d97fe 100644
--- a/nikola/plugins/command/version.py
+++ b/nikola/plugins/command/version.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 """Print Nikola version."""
 
 
-import lxml
 import requests
 
 from nikola.plugin_categories import Command