diff --git a/GPy/util/datasets.py b/GPy/util/datasets.py
index 3379ccd3..bc7bf546 100644
--- a/GPy/util/datasets.py
+++ b/GPy/util/datasets.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import os
-import posix
 import pylab as pb
 import numpy as np
 import GPy