diff --git a/IM/ansible_utils/ansible_launcher.py b/IM/ansible_utils/ansible_launcher.py
index 6e0d4ab97..9bc1e7c32 100755
--- a/IM/ansible_utils/ansible_launcher.py
+++ b/IM/ansible_utils/ansible_launcher.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 import sys
 import time
 import os
-from multiprocessing import Process, active_children
+from multiprocessing import Process
 import subprocess
 import signal
 import logging