diff --git a/kafka-connect/kafka-connect-events/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/connect/events/Element.java b/kafka-connect/kafka-connect-events/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/connect/events/Element.java
index 2b3bfb34854c..a798486f3dce 100644
--- a/kafka-connect/kafka-connect-events/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/connect/events/Element.java
+++ b/kafka-connect/kafka-connect-events/src/main/java/org/apache/iceberg/connect/events/Element.java
@@ -22,10 +22,9 @@
 import org.apache.avro.Schema;
 import org.apache.avro.SchemaBuilder;
 import org.apache.avro.generic.IndexedRecord;
-import org.apache.avro.specific.SpecificData.SchemaConstructable;
 
 /** Interface for complex types that will be used in an event schema. */
-public interface Element extends IndexedRecord, SchemaConstructable {
+public interface Element extends IndexedRecord {
   Schema UUID_SCHEMA =
       LogicalTypes.uuid().addToSchema(SchemaBuilder.builder().fixed("uuid").size(16));
 }