diff --git a/src/python/ensembl/io/genomio/assembly/status.py b/src/python/ensembl/io/genomio/assembly/status.py
index a4fd3baa4..548159081 100644
--- a/src/python/ensembl/io/genomio/assembly/status.py
+++ b/src/python/ensembl/io/genomio/assembly/status.py
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@
 from os import PathLike
 from pathlib import Path
 import re
-import sys
-from typing import Dict, Tuple, Union, List
+from typing import Dict, List, Tuple, Union
 
 from spython.main import Client
 from sqlalchemy.engine import URL