diff --git a/flink-python/pyflink/table/catalog.py b/flink-python/pyflink/table/catalog.py
index e2ac78eb9ef30..561d9032c0bc7 100644
--- a/flink-python/pyflink/table/catalog.py
+++ b/flink-python/pyflink/table/catalog.py
@@ -1138,7 +1138,6 @@ def __init__(self, catalog_name: str, default_database: str, username: str, pwd:
         assert pwd is not None
         assert base_url is not None
 
-        from pyflink.java_gateway import get_gateway
         gateway = get_gateway()
 
         j_jdbc_catalog = gateway.jvm.org.apache.flink.connector.jdbc.catalog.JdbcCatalog(