diff --git a/src/backend/src/routes/notifications.routes.ts b/src/backend/src/routes/notifications.routes.ts
index 624dbc183c..d5411bddde 100644
--- a/src/backend/src/routes/notifications.routes.ts
+++ b/src/backend/src/routes/notifications.routes.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import express from 'express';
 import NotificationsController from '../controllers/notifications.controllers';
-import { nonEmptyString } from '../utils/validation.utils';
-import { body } from 'express-validator';
 
 const notificationsRouter = express.Router();