diff --git a/packages/server/src/app.ts b/packages/server/src/app.ts
index 274de89c57..2e1b235433 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/app.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/app.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import * as api from "./api"
 import * as automations from "./automations"
 import { Thread } from "./threads"
 import * as redis from "./utilities/redis"
-import { initialise as initialiseWebsockets } from "./websockets"
 import { events, logging, middleware, timers } from "@budibase/backend-core"
 import { startup } from "./startup"
 const Sentry = require("@sentry/node")