diff --git a/sample-management-custom/caosdb-server/scripting/bin/register_new_containers.py b/sample-management-custom/caosdb-server/scripting/bin/register_new_containers.py
index 76aa92e6c652f2403fcd6f9b8d0630e3e85580f6..fb6bd65d6f784188eff9330dc8367d7415cf8e00 100755
--- a/sample-management-custom/caosdb-server/scripting/bin/register_new_containers.py
+++ b/sample-management-custom/caosdb-server/scripting/bin/register_new_containers.py
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 #
 
 import csv
-import datetime
 import json
 import logging
 import sys
@@ -54,13 +53,6 @@ def get_parser():
     return par
 
 
-def get_current_year():
-    currentDateTime = datetime.datetime.now()
-    date = currentDateTime.date()
-    year = date.strftime("%Y")
-    return year
-
-
 def create_new_label_counter(container_type_id, value=1):
     counter = db.Record()
     counter.add_parent(name=get_entity_name("labelcounter_rt"))