diff --git a/rq_controller/common/io/rq_json/json_write.py b/rq_controller/common/io/rq_json/json_write.py
index 2628163c02685626012dc8bf99e676691628da7d..e5d6de83f833b2005204cb25aee5b08a9acd43cb 100644
--- a/rq_controller/common/io/rq_json/json_write.py
+++ b/rq_controller/common/io/rq_json/json_write.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from ..writer import BaseDataWriter, PyProjection, PyProjectionGeometry, PyRegionOfIntrest, PyVolume
 from PIL import Image
-import xtiff
 import pyometiff