diff --git a/internal/sqlutil/migrate_test.go b/internal/sqlutil/migrate_test.go
index 2d4fe4c67..30aa6790c 100644
--- a/internal/sqlutil/migrate_test.go
+++ b/internal/sqlutil/migrate_test.go
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
-	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
-
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/internal/sqlutil"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/test"
 )