diff --git a/beacon-chain/rpc/beaconv1/blocks.go b/beacon-chain/rpc/beaconv1/blocks.go
index daa500c77e76..ccc1e217796f 100644
--- a/beacon-chain/rpc/beaconv1/blocks.go
+++ b/beacon-chain/rpc/beaconv1/blocks.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"strconv"
-	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"