diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/kobo_plugin.py b/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/kobo_plugin.py
index 68402909ce..14d189a69a 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/kobo_plugin.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/store/stores/kobo_plugin.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ __license__ = 'GPL 3'
 __copyright__ = '2011, John Schember <john@nachtimwald.com>'
 __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
 
-import random
 import urllib
 from contextlib import closing