diff --git a/module_build_service/scheduler/__init__.py b/module_build_service/scheduler/__init__.py
index fcb40e2d..d5b2f216 100644
--- a/module_build_service/scheduler/__init__.py
+++ b/module_build_service/scheduler/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-import six.moves.queue as queue
-
-work_queue = queue.Queue()
+""" This is a sub-module for backend/scheduler functionality. """
diff --git a/module_build_service/scheduler/consumer.py b/module_build_service/scheduler/consumer.py
index d3485f6b..3c0bffb8 100644
--- a/module_build_service/scheduler/consumer.py
+++ b/module_build_service/scheduler/consumer.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import module_build_service.messaging
 import module_build_service.scheduler.handlers.repos
 import module_build_service.scheduler.handlers.components
 import module_build_service.scheduler.handlers.modules
-from module_build_service.scheduler import work_queue
 from module_build_service import models, log, conf