diff --git a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py
index 5119abe055e..32a5d3b969a 100644
--- a/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py
+++ b/openpype/hosts/houdini/plugins/publish/collect_frames.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ class CollectFrames(pyblish.api.InstancePlugin):
 
     def process(self, instance):
 
-        import hou
-
         ropnode = instance[0]
 
         start_frame = instance.data.get("frameStart", None)