diff --git a/brian_polling_manager/app.py b/brian_polling_manager/app.py
index 9c442c7bdc4bf0cda16b528aee2bf7364391b77d..c998a1b8bf4c650f23cfe981be3cf5c3f479e4be 100644
--- a/brian_polling_manager/app.py
+++ b/brian_polling_manager/app.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 default app creation
 """
 import brian_polling_manager
-from brian_polling_manager import configuration
 
 app = brian_polling_manager.create_app()