diff --git a/packages/google-privacy-dlp/src/v2/dlp_service_client.ts b/packages/google-privacy-dlp/src/v2/dlp_service_client.ts
index f90fbbca311..6d174c4c505 100644
--- a/packages/google-privacy-dlp/src/v2/dlp_service_client.ts
+++ b/packages/google-privacy-dlp/src/v2/dlp_service_client.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import {
   PaginationCallback,
   GaxCall,
 } from 'google-gax';
-import * as path from 'path';
 
 import {Transform} from 'stream';
 import {RequestType} from 'google-gax/build/src/apitypes';