diff --git a/selfdrive/thermald.py b/selfdrive/thermald.py
index d2b9ddbdf7..5631a61244 100755
--- a/selfdrive/thermald.py
+++ b/selfdrive/thermald.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import json
 import copy
 import datetime
 import psutil
-import subprocess
 from smbus2 import SMBus
 from cereal import log
 from common.android import ANDROID, get_network_type