diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/linode/linode.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/linode/linode.py
index 72a12aef8d9..3a3aa3eb0d0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/linode/linode.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/linode/linode.py
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ options:
 requirements:
     - python >= 2.6
     - linode-python
-    - pycurl
 author:
 - Vincent Viallet (@zbal)
 notes:
@@ -248,12 +247,6 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 import os
 import time
 
-try:
-    import pycurl
-    HAS_PYCURL = True
-except ImportError:
-    HAS_PYCURL = False
-
 try:
     from linode import api as linode_api
     HAS_LINODE = True
@@ -319,7 +312,6 @@ def linodeServers(module, api, state, name,
     disks = []
     configs = []
     jobs = []
-    disk_size = 0
 
     # See if we can match an existing server details with the provided linode_id
     if linode_id:
@@ -597,8 +589,6 @@ def main():
         ),
     )
 
-    if not HAS_PYCURL:
-        module.fail_json(msg='pycurl required for this module')
     if not HAS_LINODE:
         module.fail_json(msg='linode-python required for this module')