diff --git a/salt/log/handlers/logstash_mod.py b/salt/log/handlers/logstash_mod.py
index d97ed1a534..0dc985a50b 100644
--- a/salt/log/handlers/logstash_mod.py
+++ b/salt/log/handlers/logstash_mod.py
@@ -155,7 +155,6 @@
 
 # Import python libs
 import os
-import zmq
 import json
 import logging
 import logging.handlers