diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/xfileshare.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/xfileshare.py
index 32e16bc739..a32789ef4c 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/xfileshare.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/xfileshare.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from ..utils import (
     ExtractorError,
     int_or_none,
     NO_DEFAULT,
-    sanitized_Request,
     urlencode_postdata,
 )