diff --git a/test/quality/test_api_runner_contract.py b/test/quality/test_api_runner_contract.py
index 15c17ca55..b8b8aa5b2 100644
--- a/test/quality/test_api_runner_contract.py
+++ b/test/quality/test_api_runner_contract.py
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ not direct process_images_inner calls. No routing changes; verification only.
 """
 from threading import Lock
 
-import pytest
-
 
 def test_api_txt2img_uses_runner(monkeypatch, initialize):
     """API txt2img path invokes ProcessingRunner when process_images is called."""