diff --git a/nanobot/agent/loop.py b/nanobot/agent/loop.py
index 76bed4158..213631618 100644
--- a/nanobot/agent/loop.py
+++ b/nanobot/agent/loop.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import asyncio
 import dataclasses
 import json
-import re
 import os
 import time
 from contextlib import AsyncExitStack, nullcontext