diff --git a/var/spack/packages/parmetis/package.py b/var/spack/packages/parmetis/package.py
index 613eabccff..c897dec7e4 100644
--- a/var/spack/packages/parmetis/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/packages/parmetis/package.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 ##############################################################################
 
 from spack import *
-import shutil
 
 # FIXME : lot of code is duplicated from packages/metis/package.py . Inheriting from there may reduce
 # FIXME : the installation rules to just a few lines