diff --git a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/utils/tree.ts b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/utils/tree.ts
index 40371c80d26e..deacfe7bbb71 100644
--- a/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/utils/tree.ts
+++ b/packages/x-tree-view/src/internals/utils/tree.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import * as React from 'react';
 import { TreeViewInstance } from '../models';
 import type { UseTreeViewExpansionSignature } from '../plugins/useTreeViewExpansion';
 import type { UseTreeViewItemsSignature } from '../plugins/useTreeViewItems';