diff --git a/binders/kafka-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/kafka/KafkaMessageChannelBinder.java b/binders/kafka-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/kafka/KafkaMessageChannelBinder.java
index ed3e5a175..321ac2f81 100644
--- a/binders/kafka-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/kafka/KafkaMessageChannelBinder.java
+++ b/binders/kafka-binder/spring-cloud-stream-binder-kafka/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/stream/binder/kafka/KafkaMessageChannelBinder.java
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@ import org.apache.kafka.common.header.internals.RecordHeader;
 import org.apache.kafka.common.header.internals.RecordHeaders;
 
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.DisposableBean;
-import org.springframework.beans.factory.SmartInitializingSingleton;
 import org.springframework.cloud.stream.binder.AbstractMessageChannelBinder;
 import org.springframework.cloud.stream.binder.BinderHeaders;
 import org.springframework.cloud.stream.binder.BinderSpecificPropertiesProvider;