diff --git a/examples/echo_component.py b/examples/echo_component.py
index 9adfd1e7..82f6eb9f 100755
--- a/examples/echo_component.py
+++ b/examples/echo_component.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 import sys
 import logging
-import time
 import getpass
 from optparse import OptionParser