diff --git a/iris/raw.py b/iris/raw.py
index 6fe33ab8..d261cba4 100644
--- a/iris/raw.py
+++ b/iris/raw.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 import sys
 from datetime import datetime as dt
 from warnings import warn, catch_warnings
-from skued import pmap
 
 from .optimizations import cached_property