diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/WordUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/WordUtils.java
index ef594a252..8d14ab6fc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/WordUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/text/WordUtils.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
  */
 package org.apache.commons.lang3.text;
 
-import org.apache.commons.lang3.StringUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.lang3.SystemUtils;
 
 /**