diff --git a/pants-plugins/sample_conf/rules_test.py b/pants-plugins/sample_conf/rules_test.py
index ace7ef4f069..4986e7b9051 100644
--- a/pants-plugins/sample_conf/rules_test.py
+++ b/pants-plugins/sample_conf/rules_test.py
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import os
-
 import pytest
 
 from pants.backend.python import target_types_rules