diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/n/nvhpc.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/n/nvhpc.py
index 5c7e4a8a79..0b14f5b851 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/n/nvhpc.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/n/nvhpc.py
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 import os
 import fileinput
 import re
-import shutil
 import stat
 import sys
 import tempfile