diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openssl/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openssl/package.py
index 36a33204fd8..a225e30f6c2 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openssl/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openssl/package.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import urllib
-
 from spack import *
 
 class Openssl(Package):