diff --git a/gdb/python/lib/gdb/__init__.py b/gdb/python/lib/gdb/__init__.py
index cb3732e55f5..9f0f6dc1e5d 100644
--- a/gdb/python/lib/gdb/__init__.py
+++ b/gdb/python/lib/gdb/__init__.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ import threading
 import traceback
 import os
 import sys
-import _gdb
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
 # Python 3 moved "reload"