diff --git a/aider/coders/base_coder.py b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
index 0b0246bed..a1a8b0f47 100755
--- a/aider/coders/base_coder.py
+++ b/aider/coders/base_coder.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ from rich.console import Console, Text
 from rich.markdown import Markdown
 
 from aider import __version__, models, prompts, urls, utils
-from aider.sendchat import retry_exceptions
 from aider.commands import Commands
 from aider.history import ChatSummary
 from aider.io import ConfirmGroup, InputOutput