diff --git a/paddleocr.py b/paddleocr.py
index ffe28d002e32dc5550037e498b6d90a65ca9e5b1..dc96a5b6e94bae399daef5ce07655b012ee4c0d4 100644
--- a/paddleocr.py
+++ b/paddleocr.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 # WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
-from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import os
 import sys