diff --git a/src/app/item-page/bitstreams/upload/upload-bitstream.component.ts b/src/app/item-page/bitstreams/upload/upload-bitstream.component.ts
index 61821a81b9..f68aca2252 100644
--- a/src/app/item-page/bitstreams/upload/upload-bitstream.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/item-page/bitstreams/upload/upload-bitstream.component.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Component, OnDestroy, OnInit, ViewChild } from '@angular/core';
 import { Observable, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
 import { RemoteData } from '../../../core/data/remote-data';
 import { Item } from '../../../core/shared/item.model';
-import { map, switchMap, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
+import { map, take } from 'rxjs/operators';
 import { ActivatedRoute, Router } from '@angular/router';
 import { UploaderOptions } from '../../../shared/uploader/uploader-options.model';
 import { hasValue, isEmpty, isNotEmpty } from '../../../shared/empty.util';