diff --git a/docs/source/networking/authentication.mdx b/docs/source/networking/authentication.mdx
index 8005e01d542..e7b328c7710 100644
--- a/docs/source/networking/authentication.mdx
+++ b/docs/source/networking/authentication.mdx
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ VueJS example:
 ```js
 import ApolloClient from "apollo-client";
 import { HttpLink } from "apollo-link-http";
-import { ApolloLink, concat, split } from "apollo-link";
+import { ApolloLink, concat } from "apollo-link";
 import { InMemoryCache } from "apollo-cache-inmemory";
 import { getMainDefinition } from "apollo-utilities";