diff --git a/frappe/patches/v13_0/update_notification_channel_if_empty.py b/frappe/patches/v13_0/update_notification_channel_if_empty.py
index 55128f0ac6..2c2a40e81b 100644
--- a/frappe/patches/v13_0/update_notification_channel_if_empty.py
+++ b/frappe/patches/v13_0/update_notification_channel_if_empty.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import frappe
-from frappe.model.utils.rename_field import rename_field
 
 def execute():