diff --git a/tools/index_metadata.py b/tools/index_metadata.py
index 682515c8..9251b85b 100644
--- a/tools/index_metadata.py
+++ b/tools/index_metadata.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import otc_metadata
 import argparse
 import logging
 from opensearchpy import OpenSearch
-import json
 
 
 metadata = otc_metadata.Services()
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@ def create_index(client, index, data):
     return client.index(index=index, body=data)
 
 
-
 def delete_index(client, index):
     return client.indices.delete(index=index, ignore=[400, 404])