diff --git a/hbase-procedure/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/procedure2/TimeoutExecutorThread.java b/hbase-procedure/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/procedure2/TimeoutExecutorThread.java
index 1c97bcccca3..30a52d4fda2 100644
--- a/hbase-procedure/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/procedure2/TimeoutExecutorThread.java
+++ b/hbase-procedure/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/procedure2/TimeoutExecutorThread.java
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ import org.apache.yetus.audience.InterfaceAudience;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
-import org.apache.hadoop.hbase.shaded.protobuf.generated.ProcedureProtos.ProcedureState;
-
 /**
  * Runs task on a period such as check for stuck workers.
  * @see InlineChore