diff --git a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw.py b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw.py
index 2f8702ecace..d54e7264103 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/ec2_vpc_vgw.py
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@
 
 try:
     import botocore
-    import boto3
 except ImportError:
     pass  # Handled by AnsibleAWSModule