diff --git a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/BloomFilterBase.java b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/BloomFilterBase.java
index 8198726b10e..0396965a17d 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/BloomFilterBase.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/util/BloomFilterBase.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 package org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util;
 
 import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.classification.InterfaceAudience;
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.KeyValue.KVComparator;
 
 /**
  * Common methods Bloom filter methods required at read and write time.