diff --git a/components/com_contact/tmpl/category/default_items.php b/components/com_contact/tmpl/category/default_items.php
index 1a94c9a82501e..748b278a35fd8 100644
--- a/components/com_contact/tmpl/category/default_items.php
+++ b/components/com_contact/tmpl/category/default_items.php
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 use Joomla\CMS\Router\Route;
 use Joomla\CMS\Uri\Uri;
 use Joomla\Component\Contact\Administrator\Helper\ContactHelper;
-use Joomla\Component\Contact\Site\Helper\Route as ContactHelperRoute;
 use Joomla\Component\Contact\Site\Helper\RouteHelper;
 
 HTMLHelper::_('behavior.core');