diff --git a/tests/backend/rethinkdb/test_connection.py b/tests/backend/rethinkdb/test_connection.py
index 318ff850..880862af 100644
--- a/tests/backend/rethinkdb/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/backend/rethinkdb/test_connection.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import time
 import multiprocessing as mp
 from threading import Thread
-from unittest import mock
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import pytest