diff --git a/Annex/Locations.hs b/Annex/Locations.hs
index bf6c7c18a9..219dfc3eb0 100644
--- a/Annex/Locations.hs
+++ b/Annex/Locations.hs
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@ module Annex.Locations (
 
 import Data.Char
 import Data.Default
-import qualified Data.ByteString.Lazy as L
 import qualified Data.ByteString.Char8 as S8
 
 import Common