diff --git a/salt/modules/win_service.py b/salt/modules/win_service.py
index 0f053fda30..c27ded846d 100644
--- a/salt/modules/win_service.py
+++ b/salt/modules/win_service.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ Windows Service module.
 
 # Import python libs
 import salt.utils
-from subprocess import list2cmdline
 import time
 import logging
 try: