diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/submodule/SubmoduleValidator.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/submodule/SubmoduleValidator.java
index 5f405044c..365163157 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/submodule/SubmoduleValidator.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/internal/submodule/SubmoduleValidator.java
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ import java.text.MessageFormat;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.errors.ConfigInvalidException;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.internal.JGitText;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Config;
-import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ConfigConstants;
 
 /**
  * Validations for the git submodule fields (name, path, uri).