diff --git a/aider/linter.py b/aider/linter.py
index b2e2fd2b4..4f752c159 100644
--- a/aider/linter.py
+++ b/aider/linter.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 import traceback
 import warnings
-import re
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path