diff --git a/src/ngio/core/utils.py b/src/ngio/core/utils.py
index 97dcacd..86c4913 100644
--- a/src/ngio/core/utils.py
+++ b/src/ngio/core/utils.py
@@ -20,11 +20,6 @@
     TimeUnits,
 )
 
-try:
-    from dask.distributed import Lock
-except ImportError:
-    Lock = None
-
 
 def get_fsspec_http_store(
     url: str, client_kwargs: dict | None = None