diff --git a/api/models/Role.js b/api/models/Role.js
index 23994d5be..4791784d6 100644
--- a/api/models/Role.js
+++ b/api/models/Role.js
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const {
   permissionsSchema,
   removeNullishValues,
 } = require('librechat-data-provider');
-const mongoose = require('mongoose');
 const { logger } = require('@librechat/data-schemas');
 const getLogStores = require('~/cache/getLogStores');