diff --git a/invokeai/app/api_app.py b/invokeai/app/api_app.py
index 682cafb5ab..fdbd64b30d 100644
--- a/invokeai/app/api_app.py
+++ b/invokeai/app/api_app.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ app_config.parse_args()
 
 if True:  # hack to make flake8 happy with imports coming after setting up the config
     import asyncio
-    import logging
     import mimetypes
     import socket
     from inspect import signature