diff --git a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
index 5e36eea48..0526f9f01 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/interpreter/interpreter.py
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ import typing as T
 import textwrap
 import importlib
 import copy
-import contextlib
 
 if T.TYPE_CHECKING:
     import argparse