diff --git a/dspace-oai/src/main/java/org/dspace/xoai/util/ItemUtils.java b/dspace-oai/src/main/java/org/dspace/xoai/util/ItemUtils.java
index 287732d334..c233c30ef2 100644
--- a/dspace-oai/src/main/java/org/dspace/xoai/util/ItemUtils.java
+++ b/dspace-oai/src/main/java/org/dspace/xoai/util/ItemUtils.java
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import org.dspace.content.Bundle;
 import org.dspace.content.Item;
 import org.dspace.content.MetadataField;
 import org.dspace.content.MetadataValue;
-import org.dspace.content.Relationship;
 import org.dspace.content.authority.Choices;
 import org.dspace.content.factory.ContentServiceFactory;
 import org.dspace.content.service.BitstreamService;