diff --git a/Koha/BackgroundJob/BatchDeleteItem.pm b/Koha/BackgroundJob/BatchDeleteItem.pm
index f506aff808..d5882e1c93 100644
--- a/Koha/BackgroundJob/BatchDeleteItem.pm
+++ b/Koha/BackgroundJob/BatchDeleteItem.pm
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ use Try::Tiny;
 
 use Koha::BackgroundJobs;
 use Koha::DateUtils qw( dt_from_string );
+use Koha::Items;
 
 use base 'Koha::BackgroundJob';