diff --git a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/lofar_device.py b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/lofar_device.py
index 0c13cf057df55be2895376c87a75427efb55ce29..44005726ab168e90d00f858f03fac0f4a762367c 100644
--- a/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/lofar_device.py
+++ b/tangostationcontrol/tangostationcontrol/devices/lofar_device.py
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ from abc import abstractmethod
 
 # PyTango imports
 from tango.server import Device, command, DeviceMeta, attribute
-from tango import AttrWriteType, DevState, DebugIt, Attribute, DeviceProxy, DevFailed
-
+from tango import AttrWriteType, DevState, DebugIt, Attribute, DeviceProxy
 import time
 import math