diff --git a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoUnusedImportsRule.kt b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoUnusedImportsRule.kt
index ec4b229d15..0f8d6b5a28 100644
--- a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoUnusedImportsRule.kt
+++ b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/main/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoUnusedImportsRule.kt
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtCallExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtDotQualifiedExpression
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtImportDirective
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.psi.KtPackageDirective
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.ImportPath
 
 class NoUnusedImportsRule : Rule("no-unused-imports") {
 
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ class NoUnusedImportsRule : Rule("no-unused-imports") {
     private val ref = mutableSetOf<Reference>()
     private val parentExpressions = mutableSetOf<String>()
     private val imports = mutableSetOf<String>()
-    private val usedImportPaths = mutableSetOf<ImportPath>()
     private var packageName = ""
     private var rootNode: ASTNode? = null
 
@@ -101,11 +99,7 @@ class NoUnusedImportsRule : Rule("no-unused-imports") {
                 ) {
                     ref.add(Reference(text.removeBackticks(), psi.parentDotQualifiedExpression() != null))
                 } else if (type == IMPORT_DIRECTIVE) {
-                    val importPath = (vnode.psi as KtImportDirective).importPath!!
-                    if (!usedImportPaths.add(importPath)) {
-                        emit(vnode.startOffset, "Unused import", false)
-                    }
-                    imports += importPath.pathStr.removeBackticks().trim()
+                    imports += (vnode.psi as KtImportDirective).importPath!!.pathStr.removeBackticks().trim()
                 }
             }
             val directCalls = ref.filter { !it.inDotQualifiedExpression }.map { it.text }
diff --git a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoUnusedImportsRuleTest.kt b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoUnusedImportsRuleTest.kt
index 231c8443e5..9c36ef5b82 100644
--- a/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoUnusedImportsRuleTest.kt
+++ b/ktlint-ruleset-standard/src/test/kotlin/com/pinterest/ktlint/ruleset/standard/NoUnusedImportsRuleTest.kt
@@ -192,88 +192,6 @@ class NoUnusedImportsRuleTest {
         )
     }
 
-    @Test
-    fun testRepeatedImport() {
-        assertThat(
-            NoUnusedImportsRule().lint(
-                """
-
-
-                import org.repository.RepositoryPolicy
-                import org.repository.any
-                import org.repository.all
-                import org.repository.any
-                fun main() {
-                        RepositoryPolicy(
-                        any(false), all("trial")
-                    )
-                }
-                """.trimIndent()
-            )
-        ).isEqualTo(
-            listOf(
-                LintError(6, 1, "no-unused-imports", "Unused import")
-            )
-        )
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun testRepeatedImportTwice() {
-        assertThat(
-            NoUnusedImportsRule().lint(
-                """
-
-
-                import org.repository.RepositoryPolicy
-                import org.repository.any
-                import org.repository.all
-                import org.repository.any
-                import org.repository.any
-                fun main() {
-                        RepositoryPolicy(
-                        any(false), all("trial")
-                                            )
-                }
-                """.trimIndent()
-            )
-        ).isEqualTo(
-            listOf(
-                LintError(6, 1, "no-unused-imports", "Unused import"),
-                LintError(7, 1, "no-unused-imports", "Unused import")
-
-            )
-        )
-    }
-
-    @Test
-    fun testRepeatedImportsWithDistinctIncidences() {
-        assertThat(
-            NoUnusedImportsRule().lint(
-                """
-
-
-                import org.repository.RepositoryPolicy
-                import org.repository.any
-                import org.repository.all
-                import org.repository.many
-                import org.repository.any
-                import org.repository.none
-                import org.repository.all
-                fun main() {
-                        RepositoryPolicy(
-                        any(false), all("trial"), many("hello"), none("goodbye")
-                    )
-                }
-                """.trimIndent()
-            )
-        ).isEqualTo(
-            listOf(
-                LintError(7, 1, "no-unused-imports", "Unused import"),
-                LintError(9, 1, "no-unused-imports", "Unused import")
-            )
-        )
-    }
-
     @Test
     fun testFormat() {
         assertThat(