diff --git a/qiskit/synthesis/__init__.py b/qiskit/synthesis/__init__.py
index d7f8bad791ce..652b4e8542ec 100644
--- a/qiskit/synthesis/__init__.py
+++ b/qiskit/synthesis/__init__.py
@@ -158,7 +158,6 @@
 )
 from .discrete_basis import SolovayKitaevDecomposition, generate_basic_approximations
 from .qft import synth_qft_line
-from .unitary import aqc
 from .unitary.qsd import qs_decomposition
 from .unitary import aqc
 from .one_qubit import OneQubitEulerDecomposer