diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/statistics/writer/hdf5.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/statistics/writer/hdf5.py
index 4a3d11adc915f22903a358a7c0a0493d14b98f2e..382abfd5acbd08e127993e6a03e1cde11b4d4607 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/statistics/writer/hdf5.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/statistics/writer/hdf5.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ from lofar_station_client.statistics.packet import BSTPacket
 from lofar_station_client.statistics.packet import SSTPacket
 from lofar_station_client.statistics.packet import XSTPacket
 
-from tango import DeviceProxy, exception
+from tango import DeviceProxy
 
 logger = logging.getLogger("statistics_writer")