diff --git a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/contacts/index.ts b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/contacts/index.ts
index 60102f98d..f952db771 100644
--- a/src/@ionic-native/plugins/contacts/index.ts
+++ b/src/@ionic-native/plugins/contacts/index.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import {
-  checkAvailability,
   CordovaCheck,
   CordovaInstance,
   getPromise,