diff --git a/python/damask/_configmaterial.py b/python/damask/_configmaterial.py
index e2762be4d..dedf4373b 100644
--- a/python/damask/_configmaterial.py
+++ b/python/damask/_configmaterial.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import os.path
+import os
 
 import numpy as np
 import h5py