diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index 59f910c36..bca7dd4e4 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
-	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/davecgh/go-spew/spew"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
@@ -1658,4 +1657,4 @@ func (s *PublicBlockChainAPI) GetQuorumPayload(digestHex string) (string, error)
 	}
 	return fmt.Sprintf("0x%x", data), nil
 }
-//End-Quorum
\ No newline at end of file
+//End-Quorum