diff --git a/credsweeper/ml_model/ml_validator.py b/credsweeper/ml_model/ml_validator.py
index 821500ec0..33509cbe9 100644
--- a/credsweeper/ml_model/ml_validator.py
+++ b/credsweeper/ml_model/ml_validator.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import hashlib
 import logging
-import string
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import List, Tuple, Union, Optional, Dict