diff --git a/emmet-core/emmet/core/vasp/validation.py b/emmet-core/emmet/core/vasp/validation.py
index 531a5d6006..d63e0ed4d5 100644
--- a/emmet-core/emmet/core/vasp/validation.py
+++ b/emmet-core/emmet/core/vasp/validation.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, PyObject
 from pymatgen.core import Structure
 
-from emmet.builders import EmmetBuildSettings
 from emmet.core import SETTINGS
 from emmet.core.mpid import MPID
 from emmet.core.utils import DocEnum