diff --git a/httpmime/src/main/java/org/apache/http/entity/mime/MultipartEntity.java b/httpmime/src/main/java/org/apache/http/entity/mime/MultipartEntity.java
index 21987f169..ba17ac5a4 100644
--- a/httpmime/src/main/java/org/apache/http/entity/mime/MultipartEntity.java
+++ b/httpmime/src/main/java/org/apache/http/entity/mime/MultipartEntity.java
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import java.util.Random;
 
 import org.apache.http.Header;
 import org.apache.http.HttpEntity;
-import org.apache.http.annotation.GuardedBy;
 import org.apache.http.entity.mime.content.ContentBody;
 import org.apache.http.message.BasicHeader;
 import org.apache.http.protocol.HTTP;