diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/utils/BitstreamMetadataValuePathUtils.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/utils/BitstreamMetadataValuePathUtils.java
index e02df46c809..c7fd428d207 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/utils/BitstreamMetadataValuePathUtils.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/main/java/org/dspace/app/rest/utils/BitstreamMetadataValuePathUtils.java
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 package org.dspace.app.rest.utils;
 
 import org.dspace.app.rest.exception.UnprocessableEntityException;
-import org.dspace.app.rest.submit.step.UploadStep;
 import org.dspace.app.util.DCInputSet;
 import org.dspace.app.util.DCInputsReader;
 import org.dspace.app.util.DCInputsReaderException;