diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/cbsnews.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/cbsnews.py
index 6db66e8869..cabf7e73b9 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/cbsnews.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/cbsnews.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import re
 import json
 
 from .theplatform import ThePlatformIE
-from ..utils import remove_start
 
 
 class CBSNewsIE(ThePlatformIE):