diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/util.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/util.js
index e223fc84b..387bc0728 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/util.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/util/lib/util.js
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
  * @mixin @node-red/util_util
  */
 
-const clone = require("clone");
 const clonedeep = require("lodash.clonedeep");
 const jsonata = require("jsonata");
 const safeJSONStringify = require("json-stringify-safe");