diff --git a/libbeat/cmd/instance/beat.go b/libbeat/cmd/instance/beat.go
index 42f2681a557..51c5507a82f 100644
--- a/libbeat/cmd/instance/beat.go
+++ b/libbeat/cmd/instance/beat.go
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/cfgfile"
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/cloudid"
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/common"
-	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/common/cfgwarn"
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/common/file"
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/common/reload"
 	"github.com/elastic/beats/libbeat/common/seccomp"