diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/codestyle/UnnecessaryImportRule.java b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/codestyle/UnnecessaryImportRule.java
index 8858928be3..cef8eea7c5 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/codestyle/UnnecessaryImportRule.java
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/java/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/codestyle/UnnecessaryImportRule.java
@@ -58,10 +58,8 @@ public class UnnecessaryImportRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
     private static final String IMPORT_FROM_SAME_PACKAGE_MESSAGE = "Unnecessary import from the current package ''{0}''";
     private static final String IMPORT_FROM_JAVA_LANG_MESSAGE = "Unnecessary import from the java.lang package ''{0}''";
 
-    private final Set<ImportWrapper> staticImports = new HashSet<>();
     private final Set<ImportWrapper> allSingleNameImports = new HashSet<>();
     private final Set<ImportWrapper> allImportsOnDemand = new HashSet<>();
-    private final Set<ImportWrapper> staticImportsOnDemand = new HashSet<>();
     private final Set<ImportWrapper> unnecessaryJavaLangImports = new HashSet<>();
     private final Set<ImportWrapper> unnecessaryImportsFromSamePackage = new HashSet<>();
 
@@ -101,8 +99,6 @@ public class UnnecessaryImportRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
     @Override
     public Object visit(ASTCompilationUnit node, Object data) {
         this.allSingleNameImports.clear();
-        this.staticImports.clear();
-        this.staticImportsOnDemand.clear();
         this.allImportsOnDemand.clear();
         this.unnecessaryJavaLangImports.clear();
         this.unnecessaryImportsFromSamePackage.clear();
@@ -214,12 +210,6 @@ public class UnnecessaryImportRule extends AbstractJavaRule {
             // duplicate
             reportWithMessage(node, data, DUPLICATE_IMPORT_MESSAGE);
         }
-
-        if (node.isStatic()) {
-            container = node.isImportOnDemand() ? staticImportsOnDemand
-                                                : staticImports;
-            container.add(new ImportWrapper(node));
-        }
     }
 
     private void reportWithMessage(ASTImportDeclaration node, Object data, String message) {