diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/permissions.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/permissions.py
index fca363220a..9b064a7fef 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/permissions.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/permissions.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import comment_client as cc
-
 from .models import Role, Permission
 from django.db.models.signals import post_save
 from django.dispatch import receiver