diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index e5bd3e5daeaaaef10533693c7064915a2c94f63b..5519a7b5fcb35b2a9c1b89af6ea7dc82cb1c6bf1 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ Initialize the main flask app
 # standard imports
 from __future__ import print_function
 
-import re
 import sys
 import uuid
 
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ def create_app(config_name):
     def get_authorized_user():
 
         user = {
-            "username": request.headers.get("REMOTE_USER"), 
+            "username": request.headers.get("REMOTE_USER"),
             "fullname": request.headers.get("Displayname"),
             "email": request.headers.get("Mail"),
             "eppa": request.headers.get("Unscoped-Affiliation"),