diff --git a/bench/measure_time.py b/bench/measure_time.py
index 125161ba..36bf933c 100644
--- a/bench/measure_time.py
+++ b/bench/measure_time.py
@@ -1,11 +1,7 @@
-from itertools import cycle
 import os, sys, time
-try:
-    import numpy as np
-    from scipy import mean, stats
-except ModuleNotFoundError:
-    print("Warning: scipy package is not installed, confidence values will not be available")
-    stats = None
+import numpy as np
+from scipy import mean, stats
+
 
 duration_list = []