diff --git a/piker/ui/_chart.py b/piker/ui/_chart.py
index 1fec22c7..3ac2cf14 100644
--- a/piker/ui/_chart.py
+++ b/piker/ui/_chart.py
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (
 )
 import numpy as np
 import pyqtgraph as pg
-from pyqtgraph.widgets._plotitemoverlay import PlotItemOverlay
 import trio
 
 from ._axes import (