diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 58c1e2aae..b679dbda9 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import random
 import string
 import uuid
 
-from flask import Flask, _request_ctx_stack, request, g, jsonify, abort
+from flask import Flask, _request_ctx_stack, request, g, jsonify
 from flask_sqlalchemy import SQLAlchemy
 from flask_marshmallow import Marshmallow
 from monotonic import monotonic