diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/celery/beat/start b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/celery/beat/start
index 779750ca..2499f866 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/celery/beat/start
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/django/celery/beat/start
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ rm -f './celerybeat.pid'
 postgres_ready() {
 python << END
 import sys
-from time import sleep
 import psycopg2
 try:
     conn = psycopg2.connect(
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/celery/beat/start b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/celery/beat/start
index 0bc76667..3882e194 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/celery/beat/start
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/celery/beat/start
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ set -o nounset
 postgres_ready() {
 python << END
 import sys
-from time import sleep
 import psycopg2
 try:
     conn = psycopg2.connect(