diff --git a/panel/src/panel/views.py b/panel/src/panel/views.py
index 1e40ae60..5c5f7068 100644
--- a/panel/src/panel/views.py
+++ b/panel/src/panel/views.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from enum import Enum
 import json
-from os.path import expanduser
 import subprocess
 import logging
 import os