diff --git a/api/jobs/handlers.py b/api/jobs/handlers.py
index 6a447bdc6878a90fd17a815734339a6d642b0b8d..a0be925d65fd471b03c82aef619fd38b5f7515f0 100644
--- a/api/jobs/handlers.py
+++ b/api/jobs/handlers.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from jsonschema import Draft4Validator, ValidationError
 from ..dao.containerutil import create_filereference_from_dictionary, create_containerreference_from_dictionary, create_containerreference_from_filereference, ContainerReference
 from .. import base
 from .. import config
-from .. import util
 
 from .gears import get_gears, get_gear_by_name, get_invocation_schema, remove_gear, upsert_gear, suggest_container
 from .jobs import Job