diff --git a/partitioning/partitioning.py b/partitioning/partitioning.py
index 54c0f43b4859465f9bab0dbd72dd5889cd5e5d86..a7d651fb696dfdf875232db0eec65dfa05755f6f 100755
--- a/partitioning/partitioning.py
+++ b/partitioning/partitioning.py
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ import inspect
 import time
 import random
 
-import read_matrix as rm
-
 currentdir = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(inspect.getfile(inspect.currentframe())))
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(currentdir))+"/synthesis_modules")