diff --git a/ethutil/slice.go b/ethutil/slice.go
index 67f43705d..3cedcb189 100644
--- a/ethutil/slice.go
+++ b/ethutil/slice.go
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package ethutil
 
-import (
-	"strconv"
-)
+import ()
 
 // Helper function for comparing slices
 func CompareIntSlice(a, b []int) bool {