diff --git a/pvnet_app/utils.py b/pvnet_app/utils.py
index 44c79ed..318f754 100644
--- a/pvnet_app/utils.py
+++ b/pvnet_app/utils.py
@@ -9,9 +9,6 @@
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 import logging
 
-def config_union(config_paths):
-    from ocf_datapipes.config.load import load_yaml_configuration
-
 from nowcasting_datamodel.models import (
     ForecastSQL,
     ForecastValue,