diff --git a/packages/fuels/src/cli/commands/deploy/index.ts b/packages/fuels/src/cli/commands/deploy/index.ts
index 8ff14eb326..536c5992b1 100644
--- a/packages/fuels/src/cli/commands/deploy/index.ts
+++ b/packages/fuels/src/cli/commands/deploy/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import type { FuelsConfig } from '../../types';
 import { generateTypes } from '../build/generateTypes';
-import { autoStartFuelCore } from '../dev/autoStartFuelCore';
 
 import { deployContracts } from './deployContracts';
 import { deployPredicates } from './deployPredicates';