diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index f25eaf9ffc9ab9b039239b17b402088e90a33bf3..41ee8b0a698ee60a6d4ab50637d162a157313f21 100755
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import gc
 import logging
 import os
 import sys
-import datetime
 
 import synapse
 import synapse.config.logger