diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/sql/sql-action/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/sql/action/AbstractSqlQueryRequest.java b/x-pack/plugin/sql/sql-action/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/sql/action/AbstractSqlQueryRequest.java
index eed36f417d7fb..85bc335a07418 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/sql/sql-action/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/sql/action/AbstractSqlQueryRequest.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/sql/sql-action/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/sql/action/AbstractSqlQueryRequest.java
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
  */
 package org.elasticsearch.xpack.sql.action;
 
-import org.elasticsearch.TransportVersions;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.ActionRequestValidationException;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.CompositeIndicesRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;