diff --git a/tailbone/auth.py b/tailbone/auth.py
index 2f8f4782..9db292ad 100644
--- a/tailbone/auth.py
+++ b/tailbone/auth.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ from __future__ import unicode_literals, absolute_import
 import logging
 
 from rattail import enum
-from rattail.db import model
 from rattail.util import prettify, NOTSET
 
 from zope.interface import implementer