diff --git a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableType.java b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableType.java
index 7a1dd1495ad..62d51fa48d0 100644
--- a/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableType.java
+++ b/spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/ResolvableType.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ import org.springframework.core.SerializableTypeWrapper.TypeProvider;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.ConcurrentReferenceHashMap;
-import org.springframework.util.ConcurrentReferenceHashMap.ReferenceType;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;