diff --git a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_dispatcher.py b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_dispatcher.py
index aed3a8e1..edf9dc21 100644
--- a/bec_widgets/utils/bec_dispatcher.py
+++ b/bec_widgets/utils/bec_dispatcher.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-import argparse
 import collections
 from collections.abc import Callable
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Union