diff --git a/tools/execsnoop.py b/tools/execsnoop.py
index b389e7622e38..f9fd6316e1a7 100755
--- a/tools/execsnoop.py
+++ b/tools/execsnoop.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 from bcc import BPF
 from bcc.containers import filter_by_containers
 from bcc.utils import ArgString, printb
-import bcc.utils as utils
 import argparse
 import re
 import time