diff --git a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/OpenSearchSecurityPlugin.java b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/OpenSearchSecurityPlugin.java
index 96aa7c2bf6..768e4e521b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/OpenSearchSecurityPlugin.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/opensearch/security/OpenSearchSecurityPlugin.java
@@ -38,16 +38,7 @@
 import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
 import java.security.Provider;
 import java.security.Security;
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Arrays;
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.HashMap;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.*;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference;
 import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 import java.util.function.Function;
@@ -279,7 +270,6 @@ public final class OpenSearchSecurityPlugin extends OpenSearchSecuritySSLPlugin
     private volatile OpensearchDynamicSetting<Boolean> transportPassiveAuthSetting;
     private volatile PasswordHasher passwordHasher;
     private volatile DlsFlsBaseContext dlsFlsBaseContext;
-    private ResourceAccessEvaluator resourceAccessEvaluator;
     private ResourceManagementRepository rmr;
     private ResourceAccessHandler resourceAccessHandler;
     private final Set<String> indicesToListen = new HashSet<>();