diff --git a/resources/lib/backgroundthread.py b/resources/lib/backgroundthread.py
index e1f9c807..07f67ec7 100644
--- a/resources/lib/backgroundthread.py
+++ b/resources/lib/backgroundthread.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import heapq
 import xbmc
 
 from . import utils, app
-from Queue import Empty
 
 LOG = getLogger('PLEX.' + __name__)