diff --git a/src/server/start_full_node.py b/src/server/start_full_node.py
index c2c836a4e7..ba1083d8ff 100644
--- a/src/server/start_full_node.py
+++ b/src/server/start_full_node.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ from src.util.logging import initialize_logging
 from src.util.config import load_config_cli, load_config
 from src.util.default_root import DEFAULT_ROOT_PATH
 from src.util.path import mkdir, path_from_root
-from src.util.pip_import import pip_import
 from src.util.setproctitle import setproctitle