diff --git a/examples/echo_client.py b/examples/echo_client.py
index 8955df5..839a7c2 100644
--- a/examples/echo_client.py
+++ b/examples/echo_client.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 import os
 import re
 import sys
-import asyncio
 import logging
 from getpass import getpass
 from argparse import ArgumentParser