diff --git a/ts2panda/src/index.ts b/ts2panda/src/index.ts
index fe54a87c38fbe84e513cd26250d7d05de260e239..33cc688f982d4406e7b08f59843b41f653180675 100644
--- a/ts2panda/src/index.ts
+++ b/ts2panda/src/index.ts
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ namespace Compiler {
             strictNullChecks: false,
             skipLibCheck: true,
             alwaysStrict: true,
-            importsNotUsedAsValues: ts.ImportsNotUsedAsValues.Preserve
+            importsNotUsedAsValues: ts.ImportsNotUsedAsValues.Remove
         };
     }
 }