diff --git a/yt_dlp/plugins.py b/yt_dlp/plugins.py
index f26ff597f..425c8d6d2 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/plugins.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/plugins.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 import sys
 import traceback
 import zipimport
-import functools
 from pathlib import Path
 from zipfile import ZipFile