diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/mysql.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/mysql.py
index 2b5449e49fa..7973e6b979d 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/mysql.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/mysql.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     try:
         import MySQLdb as mysql_driver
-        import MySQLdb.cursors
         _mysql_cursor_param = 'cursorclass'
     except ImportError:
         mysql_driver = None