diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/network/openvswitch_bridge.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/network/openvswitch_bridge.py
index 2396b1f2b49..8f29735862f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/network/openvswitch_bridge.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/network/openvswitch_bridge.py
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
         bridge-id: "br-int"
 '''
 
-import syslog
-
 
 class OVSBridge(object):
     """ Interface to ovs-vsctl. """