diff --git a/examples/AlignDet/scripts/AlephTPC.py b/examples/AlignDet/scripts/AlephTPC.py
index bd4993fcf..09ee685b3 100644
--- a/examples/AlignDet/scripts/AlephTPC.py
+++ b/examples/AlignDet/scripts/AlephTPC.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 import os
-import time
 import DDG4
 from DDG4 import OutputLevel as Output
 from g4units import GeV, MeV, m, cm