diff --git a/example/dummy/dummy.go b/example/dummy/dummy.go
index 21f7c7718..ca3a8c03a 100644
--- a/example/dummy/dummy.go
+++ b/example/dummy/dummy.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package dummy
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
 	. "github.com/tendermint/go-common"