diff --git a/server_addon/blender/client/ayon_blender/plugins/publish/validate_model_uv_map1.py b/server_addon/blender/client/ayon_blender/plugins/publish/validate_model_uv_map1.py
index fff4abc98d..74f550b6db 100644
--- a/server_addon/blender/client/ayon_blender/plugins/publish/validate_model_uv_map1.py
+++ b/server_addon/blender/client/ayon_blender/plugins/publish/validate_model_uv_map1.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ from typing import List
 
 import bpy
 
-import pyblish.api
-
 from ayon_core.pipeline.publish import (
     ValidateContentsOrder,
     OptionalPyblishPluginMixin,