diff --git a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/io/ReplaceSystemOutWithIOPrint.java b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/io/ReplaceSystemOutWithIOPrint.java
index 543998d3c8..b8960f72fb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/io/ReplaceSystemOutWithIOPrint.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/io/ReplaceSystemOutWithIOPrint.java
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ public J.MethodInvocation visitMethodInvocation(J.MethodInvocation method, Execu
                         if (!isSystemOutMethod(m)) {
                             return m;
                         }
-                        maybeAddImport("java.io.IO", false);
                         String methodName = m.getName().getSimpleName();
                         return m.getArguments().isEmpty() ?
                                 JavaTemplate.apply( "IO.#{}()", getCursor(), m.getCoordinates().replace(), methodName ) :
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/io/ReplaceSystemOutWithIOPrintTest.java b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/io/ReplaceSystemOutWithIOPrintTest.java
index ac44344311..ba8fd79ee5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/io/ReplaceSystemOutWithIOPrintTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/openrewrite/java/migrate/io/ReplaceSystemOutWithIOPrintTest.java
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ void test() {
               }
               """,
             """
-              import java.io.IO;
-
               class Example {
                   void test() {
                       IO.print("Hello");
@@ -77,8 +75,6 @@ void test() {
               }
               """,
             """
-              import java.io.IO;
-
               class Example {
                   void test() {
                       IO.println("Hello");
@@ -103,8 +99,6 @@ void test() {
               }
               """,
             """
-              import java.io.IO;
-
               class Example {
                   void test() {
                       IO.println("Hello");
@@ -128,8 +122,6 @@ void test() {
               }
               """,
             """
-              import java.io.IO;
-
               class Example {
                   void test() {
                       String message = "Hello World";
@@ -153,8 +145,6 @@ void test() {
               }
               """,
             """
-              import java.io.IO;
-
               class Example {
                   void test() {
                       IO.println();
@@ -180,8 +170,6 @@ void test() {
               }
               """,
             """
-              import java.io.IO;
-
               class Example {
                   void test() {
                       IO.print("Hello");
@@ -210,8 +198,6 @@ void test() {
               }
               """,
             """
-              import java.io.IO;
-
               class Example {
                   void test() {
                       String name = "John";
@@ -261,7 +247,7 @@ void test() {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void addsImportForRegularClassWithPackage() {
+    void doesNotAddImportForRegularClassWithPackage() {
         rewriteRun(
           java(
             """
@@ -276,8 +262,6 @@ public void greet() {
             """
               package com.helloworld;
 
-              import java.io.IO;
-
               public class Main {
                   public void greet() {
                       IO.println("hello");