diff --git a/tiingo/wsclient.py b/tiingo/wsclient.py
index 46d0148..01f8928 100644
--- a/tiingo/wsclient.py
+++ b/tiingo/wsclient.py
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 import os
 import websocket
-#to import the correct version of thread regardless of python version
-try:
-    import thread
-except ImportError:
-    import _thread as thread
 import json
 from tiingo.exceptions import MissingRequiredArgumentError