diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/ssl/transport/SecuritySSLNettyTransport.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/ssl/transport/SecuritySSLNettyTransport.java
index 12f70b9978..7aeebdaf9f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/ssl/transport/SecuritySSLNettyTransport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/ssl/transport/SecuritySSLNettyTransport.java
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 import org.opensearch.transport.SharedGroupFactory;
 import org.opensearch.transport.TcpChannel;
 import org.opensearch.transport.netty4.Netty4Transport;
-import org.opensearch.telemetry.tracing.Tracer;
 
 public class SecuritySSLNettyTransport extends Netty4Transport {