diff --git a/src/aliby/io/dataset.py b/src/aliby/io/dataset.py
index 927a35d4c2b5ab5d0b482d7f07ebe5c2aa85bad5..83f4401631fd82d6f5f4a2a198405771e6b8ae4e 100644
--- a/src/aliby/io/dataset.py
+++ b/src/aliby/io/dataset.py
@@ -12,10 +12,6 @@ import typing as t
 from abc import ABC, abstractproperty, abstractmethod
 from pathlib import Path, PosixPath
 
-try:
-    import omero
-except ModuleNotFoundError:
-    print("Warning: Cannot import omero.")
 from agora.io.bridge import BridgeH5
 from aliby.io.image import ImageLocalOME