diff --git a/pyhanko/sign/validation/utils.py b/pyhanko/sign/validation/utils.py
index 126c9b1f..a75db71d 100644
--- a/pyhanko/sign/validation/utils.py
+++ b/pyhanko/sign/validation/utils.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from typing import Optional
 
-from asn1crypto import algos, cms, core, keys, x509
+from asn1crypto import algos, cms, keys, x509
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives import serialization
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric import padding
 from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.dsa import DSAPublicKey