diff --git a/src/OpenTelemetry.Contrib.Extensions.AWSXRay/Resources/Http/Handler.cs b/src/OpenTelemetry.Contrib.Extensions.AWSXRay/Resources/Http/Handler.cs
index 5c442689d2..efe1284b92 100644
--- a/src/OpenTelemetry.Contrib.Extensions.AWSXRay/Resources/Http/Handler.cs
+++ b/src/OpenTelemetry.Contrib.Extensions.AWSXRay/Resources/Http/Handler.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Net.Http;
-using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates;
 
 namespace OpenTelemetry.Contrib.Extensions.AWSXRay.Resources.Http
 {