diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/controllers/jobs.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/controllers/jobs.py
index 3e8018c7df8..43369fa65f6 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/controllers/jobs.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/reports/controllers/jobs.py
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ from galaxy.web.base.controller import BaseUIController, web
 from galaxy.web.framework.helpers import grids
 from math import ceil
 import pkg_resources
-pkg_resources.require( "SQLAlchemy >= 0.4" )
-import sqlalchemy as sa
 from galaxy.webapps.reports.controllers.query import ReportQueryBuilder
 
 log = logging.getLogger( __name__ )