diff --git a/changelog/dev-10034-linter-warning-useeffect-unused-import b/changelog/dev-10034-linter-warning-useeffect-unused-import
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4d2131a41b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/dev-10034-linter-warning-useeffect-unused-import
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: dev
+Comment: Not user-facing: removed an unused `useEffect` import causing linter warnings
+
+
diff --git a/client/overview/modal/progressive-onboarding-eligibility/index.tsx b/client/overview/modal/progressive-onboarding-eligibility/index.tsx
index 6f6be89a707..21a6e5a22fa 100644
--- a/client/overview/modal/progressive-onboarding-eligibility/index.tsx
+++ b/client/overview/modal/progressive-onboarding-eligibility/index.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /**
  * External dependencies
  */
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
 import { __, sprintf } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import { addQueryArgs } from '@wordpress/url';
 import { Button, Modal } from '@wordpress/components';