diff --git a/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/PerformanceFilter.py b/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/PerformanceFilter.py
index 920b884a0..5750b721c 100644
--- a/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/PerformanceFilter.py
+++ b/freqtrade/plugins/pairlist/PerformanceFilter.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from typing import Dict, List, Any
 import pandas as pd
 
 from freqtrade.persistence import Trade
-from freqtrade.exceptions import OperationalException
 from freqtrade.plugins.pairlist.IPairList import IPairList