diff --git a/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/validate_node_ids.py b/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/validate_node_ids.py
index 6df5bea4e1..fe2a0cb6a8 100644
--- a/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/validate_node_ids.py
+++ b/colorbleed/plugins/maya/publish/validate_node_ids.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import maya.cmds as cmds
-
 import pyblish.api
 import colorbleed.api