diff --git a/packages/grafana-toolkit/src/config/utils/pluginValidation.ts b/packages/grafana-toolkit/src/config/utils/pluginValidation.ts
index 4f459aef303..1947d74a190 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-toolkit/src/config/utils/pluginValidation.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-toolkit/src/config/utils/pluginValidation.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import path = require('path');
-
 // See: packages/grafana-ui/src/types/plugin.ts
 interface PluginJSONSchema {
   id: string;