diff --git a/arfile.py b/arfile.py
index 4bab526..1c42bc7 100644
--- a/arfile.py
+++ b/arfile.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ of GNU General Public License v2 or later.
 """
 from __future__ import absolute_import
 from __future__ import print_function
-from builtins import object
 import sys
 import os
 import tarfile