diff --git a/zerver/management/commands/checkconfig.py b/zerver/management/commands/checkconfig.py
index f4aba97bc5..33660e9e49 100644
--- a/zerver/management/commands/checkconfig.py
+++ b/zerver/management/commands/checkconfig.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import print_function
 
-from optparse import make_option
 from typing import Any
 
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand