diff --git a/exercises/rna-transcription/example.rs b/exercises/rna-transcription/example.rs
index 26e4ff0dd..c9ddca4a3 100644
--- a/exercises/rna-transcription/example.rs
+++ b/exercises/rna-transcription/example.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use std::convert::AsRef;
-
 #[derive(PartialEq, Eq, Debug)]
 pub struct RibonucleicAcid {
     nucleotides: String