diff --git a/application/api/answer/routes.py b/application/api/answer/routes.py
index 3044b8cf..31aa43ac 100644
--- a/application/api/answer/routes.py
+++ b/application/api/answer/routes.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import datetime
 import json
 import logging
 import os
-import sys
 import traceback
 
 from bson.dbref import DBRef