diff --git a/test/functional/p2p_filter.py b/test/functional/p2p_filter.py
index 83c019bc3..a8b768c14 100755
--- a/test/functional/p2p_filter.py
+++ b/test/functional/p2p_filter.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from test_framework.messages import (
 from test_framework.mininode import P2PInterface
 from test_framework.script import MAX_SCRIPT_ELEMENT_SIZE
 from test_framework.test_framework import BitcoinTestFramework
-from test_framework.util import assert_equal
 
 
 class FilterNode(P2PInterface):