diff --git a/gittip/participant.py b/gittip/participant.py
index 0b39b4e88b..f10b246f7c 100644
--- a/gittip/participant.py
+++ b/gittip/participant.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 from aspen import Response
 from aspen.utils import typecheck
 from psycopg2 import IntegrityError
-from gittip.models import community
 
 
 ASCII_ALLOWED_IN_USERNAME = set("0123456789"