diff --git a/src/textual/cli/cli.py b/src/textual/cli/cli.py
index 91ffa3270..89627cfc3 100644
--- a/src/textual/cli/cli.py
+++ b/src/textual/cli/cli.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import sys
 
 import click
 from importlib_metadata import version
-from rich.console import Console
-
 
 from textual._import_app import import_app, AppFail