diff --git a/fdroidserver/deploy.py b/fdroidserver/deploy.py
index 0b90e024..1e598673 100644
--- a/fdroidserver/deploy.py
+++ b/fdroidserver/deploy.py
@@ -1089,8 +1089,6 @@ def push_binary_transparency(git_repo_path, git_remote):
     drive.
 
     """
-    import git
-
     logging.info(_('Pushing binary transparency log to {url}').format(url=git_remote))
 
     if os.path.isdir(os.path.dirname(git_remote)):