diff --git a/src/newTest/java/org/opensearch/test/framework/cluster/TestRestClient.java b/src/newTest/java/org/opensearch/test/framework/cluster/TestRestClient.java
index 69e5746a5c..7871747a08 100644
--- a/src/newTest/java/org/opensearch/test/framework/cluster/TestRestClient.java
+++ b/src/newTest/java/org/opensearch/test/framework/cluster/TestRestClient.java
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
 import org.apache.commons.io.IOUtils;
 import org.apache.http.Header;
 import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
-import org.apache.http.client.ClientProtocolException;
 import org.apache.http.client.config.RequestConfig;
 import org.apache.http.client.methods.CloseableHttpResponse;
 import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpDelete;