diff --git a/src/python/grpcio_tests/commands.py b/src/python/grpcio_tests/commands.py
index 18413abab02..496bcfbcbff 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio_tests/commands.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio_tests/commands.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import re
 import shutil
 import subprocess
 import sys
-import traceback
 
 import setuptools
 from setuptools.command import build_ext