diff --git a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_mesh_overlapping_uvs.py b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_mesh_overlapping_uvs.py
index 3c1bf3cddc..c4e823fcba 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_mesh_overlapping_uvs.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/maya/plugins/publish/validate_mesh_overlapping_uvs.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import pyblish.api
 import openpype.api
 import openpype.hosts.maya.api.action
 import math
-import sys
 import maya.api.OpenMaya as om
 import pymel.core as pm