diff --git a/pysages/colvars/orientation.py b/pysages/colvars/orientation.py
index 19c91748..6736d1ad 100644
--- a/pysages/colvars/orientation.py
+++ b/pysages/colvars/orientation.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 from jax.numpy import linalg
 
 from pysages.colvars.coordinates import weighted_barycenter
-from pysages.colvars.core import CollectiveVariable, multicomponent
+from pysages.colvars.core import CollectiveVariable
 
 
 def fitted_positions(positions, weights):