diff --git a/social_django/__init__.py b/social_django/__init__.py
index ddd26e43..b3b76e26 100644
--- a/social_django/__init__.py
+++ b/social_django/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 __version__ = "5.3.0"
 
 
-import django
 from social_core.backends.base import BaseAuth
 
 # django.contrib.auth.load_backend() will import and instanciate the