diff --git a/pyiron_base/project/delayed.py b/pyiron_base/project/delayed.py
index b35bba0bf..0f66e24a5 100644
--- a/pyiron_base/project/delayed.py
+++ b/pyiron_base/project/delayed.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 from typing import Dict, List, Optional, Tuple
 
 import cloudpickle
-from tensorflow.python.ops.numpy_ops.np_utils import getitem
 
 from pyiron_base.jobs.job.extension.server.generic import Server