diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/config/BeanExpressionContext.java b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/config/BeanExpressionContext.java
index fc39aebedf..f74a6ad986 100644
--- a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/config/BeanExpressionContext.java
+++ b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/factory/config/BeanExpressionContext.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package org.springframework.beans.factory.config;
 
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**