diff --git a/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/commands/Standalone.java b/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/commands/Standalone.java
index 433800418543b..7bfaac26032fa 100644
--- a/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/commands/Standalone.java
+++ b/java/server/src/org/openqa/selenium/grid/commands/Standalone.java
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@
 import org.openqa.selenium.grid.web.CombinedHandler;
 import org.openqa.selenium.grid.web.RoutableHttpClientFactory;
 import org.openqa.selenium.grid.web.StatusBasedReadinessCheck;
-import org.openqa.selenium.json.Json;
 import org.openqa.selenium.net.NetworkUtils;
 import org.openqa.selenium.netty.server.NettyServer;
 import org.openqa.selenium.remote.http.HttpClient;
@@ -70,7 +69,6 @@
 public class Standalone extends TemplateGridCommand {
 
   private static final Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger("selenium");
-  private static final Json JSON = new Json();
 
   @Override
   public String getName() {