diff --git a/backend/src/federation/validateCommunities.test.ts b/backend/src/federation/validateCommunities.test.ts
index 6b8f112f9..4899a2987 100644
--- a/backend/src/federation/validateCommunities.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/federation/validateCommunities.test.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import { logger } from '@test/testSetup'
 import { Community as DbCommunity } from '@entity/Community'
 import { testEnvironment, cleanDB } from '@test/helpers'
-import { startValidateCommunities, validateCommunities } from './validateCommunities'
+import { validateCommunities } from './validateCommunities'
 
 let con: any
 let testEnv: any