diff --git a/rest_framework/management/commands/generateschema.py b/rest_framework/management/commands/generateschema.py
index 94b110aa1..214b66775 100644
--- a/rest_framework/management/commands/generateschema.py
+++ b/rest_framework/management/commands/generateschema.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from rest_framework.renderers import (
     CoreJSONRenderer, JSONOpenAPIRenderer, OpenAPIRenderer
 )
 from rest_framework.schemas.generators import SchemaGenerator
-from rest_framework.settings import api_settings
 
 
 class Command(BaseCommand):