diff --git a/utilities/accelerate b/utilities/accelerate
index d8b4f0b1762..e44bca71d6b 100644
--- a/utilities/accelerate
+++ b/utilities/accelerate
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 
 import base64
 import getpass
+import json
 import os
 import os.path
-import shutil
 import signal
 import socket
 import struct