diff --git a/rust/kernel/device.rs b/rust/kernel/device.rs
index 5c2e1e0369e9..71b200df0f40 100644
--- a/rust/kernel/device.rs
+++ b/rust/kernel/device.rs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ use core::{any::TypeId, marker::PhantomData, ptr};
 
 #[cfg(CONFIG_PRINTK)]
 use crate::c_str;
-use crate::str::CStrExt as _;
 
 pub mod property;