diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/utils.py b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/utils.py
index e7cb179d4e24..d240f45baff5 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/certificates/utils.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/certificates/utils.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 from pytz import utc
 
 import common.djangoapps.student.api
-from common.djangoapps.student import models_api as student_api
 from lms.djangoapps.certificates.data import CertificateStatuses
 from lms.djangoapps.certificates.models import GeneratedCertificate
 from openedx.core.djangoapps.content.course_overviews.api import get_course_overview_or_none