diff --git a/src/aiida/engine/processes/control.py b/src/aiida/engine/processes/control.py
index c133a25d7..2ecc8477d 100644
--- a/src/aiida/engine/processes/control.py
+++ b/src/aiida/engine/processes/control.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 import collections
 import concurrent
 import functools
-from pydoc import text
 import typing as t
 
 import kiwipy