diff --git a/cmd/helm/root.go b/cmd/helm/root.go
index fc57c1e13..f136b9d00 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/root.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/root.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/action"
 	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/helm"
 	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/registry"
-	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/helm/helmpath"
 )
 
 var globalUsage = `The Kubernetes package manager