diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/lib/updateStack.js b/lib/plugins/aws/lib/updateStack.js
index 90582bad0..03689194c 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/lib/updateStack.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/lib/updateStack.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const _ = require('lodash');
-const path = require('path');
 const BbPromise = require('bluebird');
 
 const NO_UPDATE_MESSAGE = 'No updates are to be performed.';