diff --git a/src/pipecat/services/nvidia/sagemaker/tts.py b/src/pipecat/services/nvidia/sagemaker/tts.py
index 90d85bc97..46ae10d4a 100644
--- a/src/pipecat/services/nvidia/sagemaker/tts.py
+++ b/src/pipecat/services/nvidia/sagemaker/tts.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ from pipecat.processors.frame_processor import FrameDirection
 from pipecat.services.aws.sagemaker.bidi_client import SageMakerBidiClient
 from pipecat.services.settings import TTSSettings
 from pipecat.services.tts_service import InterruptibleTTSService, TTSService
-from pipecat.utils.text.tts_text_sanitizer import sanitize_text_for_tts
 from pipecat.utils.tracing.service_decorators import traced_tts