diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openssl/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openssl/package.py
index 36a33204fd80ac66e25488a4c0183190517764da..a225e30f6c2fff1d0ead6827ec7cc9b38c92f65f 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openssl/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/openssl/package.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import urllib
-
 from spack import *
 
 class Openssl(Package):