diff --git a/bigframes/functions/function.py b/bigframes/functions/function.py
index fd2f512f97..30b3d23056 100644
--- a/bigframes/functions/function.py
+++ b/bigframes/functions/function.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
 import bigframes.dtypes
 import bigframes.exceptions as bfe
 import bigframes.formatting_helpers as bf_formatting
-import bigframes.functions.function_template
 
 from . import _function_session as bff_session
 from . import _utils