diff --git a/fedn/fedn/network/clients/package.py b/fedn/fedn/network/clients/package.py
index 2d41dd7bf..c06d79fc5 100644
--- a/fedn/fedn/network/clients/package.py
+++ b/fedn/fedn/network/clients/package.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import cgi
 import os
 import tarfile
-from distutils.dir_util import copy_tree
 
 import requests