diff --git a/source/app/datamgmt/alerts/alerts_db.py b/source/app/datamgmt/alerts/alerts_db.py
index 803508101..962d4ec86 100644
--- a/source/app/datamgmt/alerts/alerts_db.py
+++ b/source/app/datamgmt/alerts/alerts_db.py
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 from app.models.authorization import Permissions
 from app.models.authorization import User
 from app.schema.marshables import EventSchema
-from app.schema.marshables import AlertSchema
 from app.util import add_obj_history_entry