diff --git a/scripts/tool_shed/api/get_filtered_repository_revisions.py b/scripts/tool_shed/api/get_filtered_repository_revisions.py
index bba495427a1..83c3ffcf4ca 100644
--- a/scripts/tool_shed/api/get_filtered_repository_revisions.py
+++ b/scripts/tool_shed/api/get_filtered_repository_revisions.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ Here is a working example of how to use this script.
 import argparse
 import os
 import sys
-import urllib
 
 sys.path.insert( 1, os.path.join( os.path.dirname( __file__ ), os.pardir, os.pardir, os.pardir, 'lib' ) )
 from galaxy.util import asbool