diff --git a/doc/pyplots/whats_new_99_mplot3d.py b/doc/pyplots/whats_new_99_mplot3d.py
index bffb607105f..51344b212ce 100644
--- a/doc/pyplots/whats_new_99_mplot3d.py
+++ b/doc/pyplots/whats_new_99_mplot3d.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import random
-
 import numpy as np
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 from matplotlib import cm