diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index ca2754d97..be9f8aa95 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import uuid
 import os
 
-from flask import request, url_for, g, current_app
+from flask import request, url_for, g
 from flask import Flask, _request_ctx_stack
 from flask.ext.sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
 from flask_marshmallow import Marshmallow