diff --git a/sphinx/locale/__init__.py b/sphinx/locale/__init__.py
index 8706f6cd29b..5bd01c3b2c6 100644
--- a/sphinx/locale/__init__.py
+++ b/sphinx/locale/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 import locale
 from gettext import NullTranslations, translation
-from os import getenv, path
+from os import path
 from typing import Any, Callable