diff --git a/message.go b/message.go
index 8a5c2bfd..8606a578 100644
--- a/message.go
+++ b/message.go
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ package whatsmeow
 import (
 	"bytes"
 	"compress/zlib"
-	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"