diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/OpenSearchCorruptionException.java b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/OpenSearchCorruptionException.java
index eb012b209c7de..5c053a7b27fb0 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/OpenSearchCorruptionException.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/opensearch/OpenSearchCorruptionException.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 
 package org.opensearch;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
 
 /**
  * This exception is thrown when OpenSearch detects