diff --git a/processing/pre/gmsh_identifySurfaces.py b/processing/pre/gmsh_identifySurfaces.py
index 66dad7a74..f94d5f264 100755
--- a/processing/pre/gmsh_identifySurfaces.py
+++ b/processing/pre/gmsh_identifySurfaces.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: UTF-8 no BOM -*-
 
-import os,sys,string,re
+import os,string,re
 from optparse import OptionParser
 import damask