diff --git a/yt_dlp/utils/traversal.py b/yt_dlp/utils/traversal.py
index ce2ed186b5..76b51f53d1 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/utils/traversal.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/utils/traversal.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import collections
 import collections.abc
 import contextlib
-import dataclasses
 import functools
 import http.cookies
 import inspect
@@ -234,8 +233,6 @@ def traverse_obj(
                 result = list(map(apply_specials, obj.iterfind(xpath)))
             else:
                 result = apply_specials(obj)
-        elif dataclasses.is_dataclass(obj):
-            result = getattr(obj, key)
 
         return branching, result if branching else (result,)