diff --git a/r2/r2/models/_builder.pyx b/r2/r2/models/_builder.pyx
index 7139df4c9..f0a0c1c41 100644
--- a/r2/r2/models/_builder.pyx
+++ b/r2/r2/models/_builder.pyx
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ class _CommentBuilder(Builder):
         candidates.sort(key=sorter.get, reverse=self.rev_sort)
 
     def get_items(self, num):
-        from r2.lib.lock import TimeoutExpired
         cdef list cid
         cdef dict cid_tree
         cdef dict depth