diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/arte.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/arte.py
index 844a8f563..b9a9440c0 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/arte.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/arte.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from ..utils import (
     unified_strdate,
     determine_ext,
     get_element_by_id,
-    compat_str,
     get_element_by_attribute,
     int_or_none,
 )