diff --git a/searx/engines/baidu.py b/searx/engines/baidu.py
index 9ac28532a..1c9d86733 100644
--- a/searx/engines/baidu.py
+++ b/searx/engines/baidu.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ from urllib.parse import urlencode
 from datetime import datetime
 import time
 import json
-import re
 
 from searx.exceptions import SearxEngineAPIException
 from searx.utils import html_to_text