diff --git a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
index 02e436c70c54b5..def00472141f62 100644
--- a/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
+++ b/runtime/src/accounts_db.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ use std::{
     path::{Path, PathBuf},
     sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicU64, AtomicUsize, Ordering},
     sync::{Arc, Mutex, MutexGuard, RwLock},
-    thread::{Builder, JoinHandle},
+    thread::Builder,
     time::Instant,
 };
 use tempfile::TempDir;