diff --git a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFCell.java b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFCell.java
index 38de9ccfb1..29088a5b48 100644
--- a/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFCell.java
+++ b/poi-ooxml/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/xssf/usermodel/XSSFCell.java
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ import org.apache.poi.ss.util.CellUtil;
 import org.apache.poi.util.Beta;
 import org.apache.poi.util.ExceptionUtil;
 import org.apache.poi.util.Internal;
-import org.apache.poi.util.LocaleUtil;
 import org.apache.poi.xssf.model.CalculationChain;
 import org.apache.poi.xssf.model.SharedStringsTable;
 import org.apache.poi.xssf.model.StylesTable;
diff --git a/poi/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFCell.java b/poi/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFCell.java
index f6d15b9837..fd4f97365d 100644
--- a/poi/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFCell.java
+++ b/poi/src/main/java/org/apache/poi/hssf/usermodel/HSSFCell.java
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ import org.apache.poi.ss.usermodel.RichTextString;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.util.CellRangeAddress;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.util.CellReference;
 import org.apache.poi.ss.util.NumberToTextConverter;
-import org.apache.poi.util.LocaleUtil;
 
 /**
  * High level representation of a cell in a row of a spreadsheet.