diff --git a/electrum/lnwatcher.py b/electrum/lnwatcher.py
index 6012d0cc4..e30516870 100644
--- a/electrum/lnwatcher.py
+++ b/electrum/lnwatcher.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from collections import defaultdict
 import asyncio
 from enum import IntEnum, auto
 from typing import NamedTuple, Dict
-import jsonrpclib
 
 from .sql_db import SqlDB, sql
 from .json_db import JsonDB