diff --git a/flyteplugins/go/tasks/plugins/k8s/pod/plugin.go b/flyteplugins/go/tasks/plugins/k8s/pod/plugin.go
index 5bfdd07270..60b0d5c8d5 100644
--- a/flyteplugins/go/tasks/plugins/k8s/pod/plugin.go
+++ b/flyteplugins/go/tasks/plugins/k8s/pod/plugin.go
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ package pod
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"time"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"