diff --git a/dandi/metadata.py b/dandi/metadata.py
index fdd0a3e5c..2a806f54a 100644
--- a/dandi/metadata.py
+++ b/dandi/metadata.py
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ def get_metadata(
     dict
     """
     # from .files import dandi_file, find_dandi_files
-    import os
 
     from .files import dandi_file, find_bids_dataset_description