diff --git a/ddtrace/profiling/event.py b/ddtrace/profiling/event.py
index 90c76e6a22f..d92d2d75e35 100644
--- a/ddtrace/profiling/event.py
+++ b/ddtrace/profiling/event.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 from collections import namedtuple
-import time
 import typing
 
 from ddtrace._trace import span as ddspan  # noqa:F401