diff --git a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Misc.py b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Misc.py
index 79d1ff28f5..fd948c727a 100644
--- a/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Misc.py
+++ b/BaseTools/Source/Python/Common/Misc.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 import Common.LongFilePathOs as os
 import sys
 import string
-import thread
 import threading
 import time
 import re