diff --git a/plugins/outputs/cloudwatch/cloudwatch.go b/plugins/outputs/cloudwatch/cloudwatch.go
index 58dffb737..589b5ddd4 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/cloudwatch/cloudwatch.go
+++ b/plugins/outputs/cloudwatch/cloudwatch.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package cloudwatch
 
 import (
-	"errors"
 	"log"
 	"strings"
 	"time"