diff --git a/assembly/run_assembly_pipeline.py b/assembly/run_assembly_pipeline.py
index 388c61689988a8ac2eeeb7f139005c6a9f74435e..48b9e0061cb4a68036acef45e4175aafaca3aa75 100755
--- a/assembly/run_assembly_pipeline.py
+++ b/assembly/run_assembly_pipeline.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 import argparse
 import os
-import yaml
 import sys
 
 def get_args():