diff --git a/volatility3/cli/volshell/generic.py b/volatility3/cli/volshell/generic.py
index 20fbae417..4c90c39c9 100644
--- a/volatility3/cli/volshell/generic.py
+++ b/volatility3/cli/volshell/generic.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #
 import binascii
 import code
-import functools
 import io
 import random
 import string