diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/polish/cover.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/polish/cover.py
index a5d7560989..01b9e25e59 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/polish/cover.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/oeb/polish/cover.py
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def remove_cover_image_in_page(container, page, cover_images):
         href = img.get('src')
         name = container.href_to_name(href, page)
         if name in cover_images:
-            img.getparent.remove(img)
+            img.getparent().remove(img)
         break
 
 def set_epub_cover(container, cover_path, report):