diff --git a/airbyte_cdk/sources/utils/transform.py b/airbyte_cdk/sources/utils/transform.py
index b9348d3ed..dffd0b798 100644
--- a/airbyte_cdk/sources/utils/transform.py
+++ b/airbyte_cdk/sources/utils/transform.py
@@ -3,20 +3,11 @@
 #
 
 import logging
-from copy import deepcopy
 from enum import Flag, auto
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable, Dict, Generator, Mapping, Optional, cast
+from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, Generator, Mapping, Optional, cast
 
 from jsonschema import Draft7Validator, ValidationError, validators
 from jsonschema.protocols import Validator
-from referencing import Registry, Resource
-from referencing._core import Resolver
-from referencing.exceptions import Unresolvable
-from referencing.jsonschema import DRAFT7
-
-from airbyte_cdk.sources.utils.schema_helpers import expand_refs
-
-from .schema_helpers import get_ref_resolver_registry
 
 MAX_NESTING_DEPTH = 3
 json_to_python_simple = {
@@ -201,15 +192,6 @@ def normalizator(
             validators parameter for detailed description.
             :
             """
-            # Very first step is to expand $refs in the schema itself:
-            expand_refs(schema)
-
-            # Now we can expand $refs in the property value:
-            if isinstance(property_value, dict):
-                expand_refs(property_value)
-
-            # Now we can validate and normalize the values:
-
             # Transform object and array values before running json schema type checking for each element.
             # Recursively normalize every value of the "instance" sub-object,
             # if "instance" is an incorrect type - skip recursive normalization of "instance"
diff --git a/unit_tests/sources/utils/test_transform.py b/unit_tests/sources/utils/test_transform.py
index 17d86b1c7..8c580a953 100644
--- a/unit_tests/sources/utils/test_transform.py
+++ b/unit_tests/sources/utils/test_transform.py
@@ -18,24 +18,13 @@
         "number_prop": {"type": "number"},
         "int_prop": {"type": ["integer", "null"]},
         "too_many_types": {"type": ["boolean", "null", "string"]},
-        "def": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "properties": {
-                "dd": {"$ref": "#/definitions/my_type"},
-            },
-        },
-        "array": {"type": "array", "items": {"$ref": "#/definitions/str_type"}},
-        "nested": {"$ref": "#/definitions/nested_type"},
+        "array": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}},
+        "nested": {"type": "object", "properties": {"a": {"type": "string"}}},
         "list_of_lists": {
             "type": "array",
             "items": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}},
         },
     },
-    "definitions": {
-        "str_type": {"type": "string"},
-        "my_type": {"type": "string"},
-        "nested_type": {"type": "object", "properties": {"a": {"type": "string"}}},
-    },
 }
 VERY_NESTED_SCHEMA = {
     "type": ["null", "object"],