diff --git a/biochatter/llm_connect.py b/biochatter/llm_connect.py
index 7c81ad7c..3811ec4e 100644
--- a/biochatter/llm_connect.py
+++ b/biochatter/llm_connect.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 import nltk
 import json
 
-from pydantic import ValidationError
-
 from .vectorstore import DocumentEmbedder
 from ._stats import get_stats