diff --git a/packages/components-faraday/src/components/AuthorList/AuthorList.js b/packages/components-faraday/src/components/AuthorList/AuthorList.js
index d874eb1f859637503147f3491dd3c7e4cc84ce78..1b020b5e478005ccaa3ea70336b030b06f6ca538 100644
--- a/packages/components-faraday/src/components/AuthorList/AuthorList.js
+++ b/packages/components-faraday/src/components/AuthorList/AuthorList.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import React from 'react'
-import { isEmpty } from 'lodash'
 import { th } from '@pubsweet/ui'
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types'
 import { connect } from 'react-redux'