diff --git a/be1-go/channel/federation/federation.go b/be1-go/channel/federation/federation.go
index 68c1588c4d..be0de6be22 100644
--- a/be1-go/channel/federation/federation.go
+++ b/be1-go/channel/federation/federation.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package federation
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"crypto/rand"
 	"encoding/base64"
 	"encoding/hex"