diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/index.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/index.ts
index 14c5d8a589c..bbaef99deb6 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/index.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-// Needed for emotion types
-import '@emotion/react';
-
 /**
  * A library containing the different design components of the Grafana ecosystem.
  *