diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/w3up.js b/packages/api/src/utils/w3up.js
index e9e622efe8..fa6dce84ca 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/w3up.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/w3up.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import * as W3UP from '@web3-storage/w3up-client'
 import * as ed25519 from '@ucanto/principal/ed25519'
 import { StoreMemory } from '@web3-storage/access/stores/store-memory'
 import { CID } from 'multiformats/cid'
-import * as bases from 'multiformats/bases/base'
 import { base64 } from 'multiformats/bases/base64'
 import { identity } from 'multiformats/hashes/identity'
 import { CarReader, CarWriter } from '@ipld/car'