diff --git a/server-ca/issue-daemon.py b/server-ca/issue-daemon.py
index 8693ca568..2b4cee704 100755
--- a/server-ca/issue-daemon.py
+++ b/server-ca/issue-daemon.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 # the database that are waiting for a cert to be issued.
 
 import redis, redis_lock, CSR, sys, signal
-from sni_challenge.verify import verify_challenge
 from Crypto import Random
 
 r = redis.Redis()