diff --git a/easybuild/easyblocks/s/suitesparse.py b/easybuild/easyblocks/s/suitesparse.py
index f01f76b752..c581b3c7a1 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyblocks/s/suitesparse.py
+++ b/easybuild/easyblocks/s/suitesparse.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 import fileinput
 import re
 import os
-import stat
 import sys
 from easybuild.tools import LooseVersion