diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/patreon.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/patreon.py
index 707a54e3a..5429592a7 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/patreon.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/patreon.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import re
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
-    compat_urlparse,
     js_to_json,
 )