diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/step_run_spot_instance.go b/builder/amazon/common/step_run_spot_instance.go
index 65e6f6cf9..ceddc19df 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/step_run_spot_instance.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/step_run_spot_instance.go
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/awserr"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2"
-
-	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/service/ec2/ec2iface"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/common/random"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/common/retry"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/packer/helper/communicator"