diff --git a/src/sampleGenerator/index.js b/src/sampleGenerator/index.js
index c1168dab..38481739 100644
--- a/src/sampleGenerator/index.js
+++ b/src/sampleGenerator/index.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ const { mongo: mongoUrl, numberOfChats, numberOfRooms } = require("./loadenv");
 
 const database = connectDatabase(mongoUrl);
 
-const fs = require("fs");
 const sampleData = require("./sampleData.json");
 
 const main = async () => {