diff --git a/gramps/cli/clidbman.py b/gramps/cli/clidbman.py
index a1bf041b7..3ba5d78af 100644
--- a/gramps/cli/clidbman.py
+++ b/gramps/cli/clidbman.py
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ else:
     from urllib.parse import urlparse
     from urllib.request import urlopen, url2pathname
 import tempfile
-import io
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #
 # set up logging