diff --git a/youtube_dl/compat.py b/youtube_dl/compat.py
index 2fd2278aa8..554e3d5db8 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/compat.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/compat.py
@@ -74,12 +74,6 @@
 except ImportError:
     import BaseHTTPServer as compat_http_server
 
-from pprint import (pprint, pformat)
-
-
-def dprint(fmt):
-    sys.stderr.write(pformat(fmt) + "\n")
-
 try:
     from urllib.parse import unquote as compat_urllib_parse_unquote
 except ImportError: