diff --git a/packages/interface-compliance-tests/src/transport/index.ts b/packages/interface-compliance-tests/src/transport/index.ts
index 2f753ebd1c..635268b481 100644
--- a/packages/interface-compliance-tests/src/transport/index.ts
+++ b/packages/interface-compliance-tests/src/transport/index.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import pDefer from 'p-defer'
 import { pEvent } from 'p-event'
 import pWaitFor from 'p-wait-for'
 import { raceSignal } from 'race-signal'
-import { fromString as uint8ArrayFromString } from 'uint8arrays/from-string'
 import { isValidTick } from '../is-valid-tick.js'
 import { createPeer, getTransportManager, getUpgrader, slowNetwork } from './utils.js'
 import type { TestSetup } from '../index.js'