From 3e00a16f0f7a16263e796f41d6f3319ca6dee7aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sam Sykes <sams@speechmatics.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 07:45:26 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Remove unused import and correction to docs.

---
 src/pipecat/services/speechmatics/stt.py | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/speechmatics/stt.py b/src/pipecat/services/speechmatics/stt.py
index 4cfc5291b..651dbfea4 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/speechmatics/stt.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/speechmatics/stt.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ from pipecat.frames.frames import (
     TranscriptionFrame,
     UserStartedSpeakingFrame,
     UserStoppedSpeakingFrame,
-    VADUserStartedSpeakingFrame,
     VADUserStoppedSpeakingFrame,
 )
 from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection
@@ -615,7 +614,7 @@ class SpeechmaticsSTTService(STTService):
 
         The service will:
         - Send a BotInterruptionFrame upstream to stop bot speech
-        - Send a VADUserStartedSpeakingFrame downstream to notify other components
+        - Send a UserStartedSpeakingFrame downstream to notify other components
         - Start metrics collection for measuring response times
 
         Args:
@@ -636,7 +635,7 @@ class SpeechmaticsSTTService(STTService):
 
         The service will:
         - Stop processing metrics collection
-        - Send a VADUserStoppedSpeakingFrame to signal turn completion
+        - Send a UserStoppedSpeakingFrame to signal turn completion
 
         Args:
             message: the message payload.