diff --git a/new/generators.jam b/new/generators.jam
index efca8c893..940b551e9 100644
--- a/new/generators.jam
+++ b/new/generators.jam
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 
 import "class" : is-a new ;
 import container ;
-import numbers : range ;
 import utility : str equal ;
 import set sequence ;
 import assert ;
diff --git a/new/targets.jam b/new/targets.jam
index 85f703f37..00da0c7e0 100644
--- a/new/targets.jam
+++ b/new/targets.jam
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@ class main-target : abstract-target
 {
     import errors : error ;
     import assert ;
-    import numbers : range ;
     import sequence ;
     import print ;
     import build-request feature property-set ;
diff --git a/v2/build/generators.jam b/v2/build/generators.jam
index efca8c893..940b551e9 100644
--- a/v2/build/generators.jam
+++ b/v2/build/generators.jam
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
 
 import "class" : is-a new ;
 import container ;
-import numbers : range ;
 import utility : str equal ;
 import set sequence ;
 import assert ;
diff --git a/v2/build/targets.jam b/v2/build/targets.jam
index 85f703f37..00da0c7e0 100644
--- a/v2/build/targets.jam
+++ b/v2/build/targets.jam
@@ -335,7 +335,6 @@ class main-target : abstract-target
 {
     import errors : error ;
     import assert ;
-    import numbers : range ;
     import sequence ;
     import print ;
     import build-request feature property-set ;