diff --git a/mediator/med_phases_cdeps_mod.F90 b/mediator/med_phases_cdeps_mod.F90
index 72ac560cc..d9cfd08a3 100644
--- a/mediator/med_phases_cdeps_mod.F90
+++ b/mediator/med_phases_cdeps_mod.F90
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ module med_phases_cdeps_mod
   use ESMF, only: ESMF_Field, ESMF_FieldGet
   use ESMF, only: ESMF_FieldBundleGet, ESMF_FieldBundleIsCreated
   use ESMF, only: ESMF_FieldBundleCreate
-  use ESMF, only: ESMF_GridCompGetInternalState
   use ESMF, only: ESMF_SUCCESS, ESMF_LOGMSG_INFO
 
   use med_internalstate_mod, only: InternalState