diff --git a/people_recognition_2d/src/people_recognition_2d/people_recognizer_2d.py b/people_recognition_2d/src/people_recognition_2d/people_recognizer_2d.py
index 4076453..1b11050 100644
--- a/people_recognition_2d/src/people_recognition_2d/people_recognizer_2d.py
+++ b/people_recognition_2d/src/people_recognition_2d/people_recognizer_2d.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 from rospy import ServiceException
 from sensor_msgs.msg import Image, RegionOfInterest
 
-import cv2
-
 
 def _get_and_wait_for_service(srv_name, srv_class):
     """