diff --git a/eqcorrscan/core/match_filter/party.py b/eqcorrscan/core/match_filter/party.py
index 09bb6186..1a054495 100644
--- a/eqcorrscan/core/match_filter/party.py
+++ b/eqcorrscan/core/match_filter/party.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 import logging
 from os.path import join
 import warnings
-from tempfile import template
 
 import numpy as np
 from obspy import Catalog, read_events, Stream