diff --git a/awx/main/management/commands/run_dispatcher.py b/awx/main/management/commands/run_dispatcher.py
index fcc4f92f7f71..d9118c8afe5e 100644
--- a/awx/main/management/commands/run_dispatcher.py
+++ b/awx/main/management/commands/run_dispatcher.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
-from django.db import connection
 
 from awx.main.dispatch import get_task_queuename
 from awx.main.dispatch.control import Control