diff --git a/ansible_base/lib/middleware/logging/log_request.py b/ansible_base/lib/middleware/logging/log_request.py
index 2ad43404e..5e974a8e5 100644
--- a/ansible_base/lib/middleware/logging/log_request.py
+++ b/ansible_base/lib/middleware/logging/log_request.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 from ansible_base.lib.logging import thread_local
 
-import signal
 
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)