diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_pipelines/public/application/components/pipeline_editor/components/processor_form/processors/kv.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_pipelines/public/application/components/pipeline_editor/components/processor_form/processors/kv.tsx
index e55d986dac576..0c8a6ee9c9e29 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/ingest_pipelines/public/application/components/pipeline_editor/components/processor_form/processors/kv.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/ingest_pipelines/public/application/components/pipeline_editor/components/processor_form/processors/kv.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import { EuiCode } from '@elastic/eui';
 
 import {
   FIELD_TYPES,
-  fieldValidators,
   UseField,
   Field,
   ComboBoxField,
@@ -24,8 +23,6 @@ import { FieldNameField } from './common_fields/field_name_field';
 import { TargetField } from './common_fields/target_field';
 import { IgnoreMissingField } from './common_fields/ignore_missing_field';
 
-const { emptyField } = fieldValidators;
-
 const fieldsConfig: FieldsConfig = {
   /* Required fields config */
   field_split: {