diff --git a/sklearn/__init__.py b/sklearn/__init__.py
index 8c1e5c2f5fd2bb755688b7b8ae3d4c3edd94583e..2672180d1ca02253586dffc6e359e615350a9eda 100644
--- a/sklearn/__init__.py
+++ b/sklearn/__init__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ except ImportError:
 
 from .base import clone
 
-from . import mixture
 
 try:
     from numpy.testing import nosetester