diff --git a/devito/petsc/solve.py b/devito/petsc/solve.py
index 15229ce906..c2d3ef6fef 100644
--- a/devito/petsc/solve.py
+++ b/devito/petsc/solve.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 from devito.types import Eq
 from devito.operations.solve import eval_time_derivatives
 from devito.symbolics import retrieve_functions
-from devito.symbolics import uxreplace
 from devito.petsc.types import PETScArray, LinearSolveExpr, MatVecEq, RHSEq
 
 __all__ = ['PETScSolve']