diff --git a/dapps/valuetransfers/dapp.go b/dapps/valuetransfers/dapp.go
index ac216f5bc60de58f3813575eeb7d70e2c09cb90d..45d8ad1a7acfbd57dc4814cdd4126ccdb565cef9 100644
--- a/dapps/valuetransfers/dapp.go
+++ b/dapps/valuetransfers/dapp.go
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	flag "github.com/spf13/pflag"
-
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/dapps/valuetransfers/packages/consensus"
 	"github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/dapps/valuetransfers/packages/payload"
 	valuepayload "github.com/iotaledger/goshimmer/dapps/valuetransfers/packages/payload"