diff --git a/packages/core/src/modules/connections/messages/ConnectionInvitationMessage.ts b/packages/core/src/modules/connections/messages/ConnectionInvitationMessage.ts
index f0bbcf1743..336e970654 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/modules/connections/messages/ConnectionInvitationMessage.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/modules/connections/messages/ConnectionInvitationMessage.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { Transform } from 'class-transformer'
 import { Equals, IsString, ValidateIf, IsArray, IsOptional, validateOrReject } from 'class-validator'
 import { parseUrl } from 'query-string'
-import { URL } from 'url'
 
 import { AgentMessage } from '../../../agent/AgentMessage'
 import { AriesFrameworkError } from '../../../error'