diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/facts/l3_interfaces/l3_interfaces.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/facts/l3_interfaces/l3_interfaces.py
index 1a246940ac7..5e610701bd9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/facts/l3_interfaces/l3_interfaces.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/network/iosxr/facts/l3_interfaces/l3_interfaces.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 from copy import deepcopy
 import re
 from ansible.module_utils.network.common import utils
-from ansible.module_utils.network.iosxr.utils.utils import get_interface_type, normalize_interface
+from ansible.module_utils.network.iosxr.utils.utils import get_interface_type
 from ansible.module_utils.network.iosxr.argspec.l3_interfaces.l3_interfaces import L3_InterfacesArgs