diff --git a/zerver/management/commands/check_redis.py b/zerver/management/commands/check_redis.py
index 2cf1420b8b..e4fdb07d2f 100644
--- a/zerver/management/commands/check_redis.py
+++ b/zerver/management/commands/check_redis.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ from zerver.lib.rate_limiter import client, max_api_calls, max_api_window, \
 
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandParser
 from django.conf import settings
-from optparse import make_option
 
 import logging
 import time