diff --git a/src/libstd/ebml.rs b/src/libstd/ebml.rs
index b82616d386a..e686d5cd2b4 100644
--- a/src/libstd/ebml.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/ebml.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ pub mod reader {
 
     use core::int;
     use core::io;
-    use core::ops;
     use core::prelude::*;
     use core::str;
     use core::vec;