Remove unused pystac.validation import

pjonsson · pjonsson · commit 64331b02d697 · 2025-10-05T13:51:12.000+02:00
This takes 23 000us to import on a Ryzen 9950X3D, and the import does not seem to be used after PR #591 was merged.
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- Remove unused pystac.validation import ([#1582](https://github.com/stac-utils/pystac/pull/1582))
+
 ## [v1.14.1] - 2025-09-18
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/pystac/__init__.py b/pystac/__init__.py
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
 from pystac.item_collection import ItemCollection
 from pystac.provider import ProviderRole, Provider
 from pystac.utils import HREF
-import pystac.validation
 
 import pystac.extensions.hooks
 import pystac.extensions.classification
