diff --git a/ultraplot/colors.py b/ultraplot/colors.py
index becca6851..6d1c18cc4 100644
--- a/ultraplot/colors.py
+++ b/ultraplot/colors.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 import matplotlib as mpl
 import matplotlib.cm as mcm
 import matplotlib.colors as mcolors
-import matplotlib.colors as mcolors
 import numpy as np
 import numpy.ma as ma