diff --git a/examples/Actor/DemoActor/Startup.cs b/examples/Actor/DemoActor/Startup.cs
index 881bc6a27..f1165e3c7 100644
--- a/examples/Actor/DemoActor/Startup.cs
+++ b/examples/Actor/DemoActor/Startup.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 // limitations under the License.
 // ------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-using Dapr.Actors.AspNetCore;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Builder;
 using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;