diff --git a/tap_athena/client.py b/tap_athena/client.py
index 9b26917..4a3f51f 100644
--- a/tap_athena/client.py
+++ b/tap_athena/client.py
@@ -4,12 +4,8 @@
 
 import typing as t
 
-import sqlalchemy
 from singer_sdk import SQLConnector, SQLStream
 
-if t.TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from sqlalchemy.engine import Engine
-
 
 class AthenaConnector(SQLConnector):
     """The connector for SQLite.