diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_ami_search.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_ami_search.py
index ec9da6d4988..8ef0c0046ea 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_ami_search.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/_ec2_ami_search.py
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 
 import csv
 import json
-import urllib2
 import urlparse
 
 SUPPORTED_DISTROS = ['ubuntu']