diff --git a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/Log.java b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/Log.java
index 073c1d577b1..91b61f9a64f 100644
--- a/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/Log.java
+++ b/jetty-util/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/util/log/Log.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
 
 import org.eclipse.jetty.util.Loader;
-import org.eclipse.jetty.util.StringUtil;
 import org.eclipse.jetty.util.annotation.ManagedAttribute;
 
 /**