diff --git a/pyfstat/mcmc_based_searches.py b/pyfstat/mcmc_based_searches.py
index 9d9b9ad02ae8748a40c7f4820156abd6df5eb509..1c1d269fbde14e027ea90b8d505577dc5938027f 100644
--- a/pyfstat/mcmc_based_searches.py
+++ b/pyfstat/mcmc_based_searches.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import numpy as np
 import matplotlib
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import emcee
-import pymc3
 import corner
 import dill as pickle