diff --git a/rest_framework/generics.py b/rest_framework/generics.py
index d52f2b6c0..0d709c37a 100644
--- a/rest_framework/generics.py
+++ b/rest_framework/generics.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404 as _get_object_or_404
 from django.utils import six
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 from rest_framework import views, mixins
-from rest_framework.exceptions import NotFound
 from rest_framework.settings import api_settings