diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/cbsnews.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/cbsnews.py
index b5e78a65d..79ddc20a0 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/cbsnews.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/cbsnews.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from .common import InfoExtractor
 from .cbs import CBSBaseIE
 from ..utils import (
     parse_duration,
-    find_xpath_attr,
 )