diff --git a/bob/io/base/__init__.py b/bob/io/base/__init__.py
index a32b34115daf0aacdafa2abb5832035de9695613..ba265f8fae97ea53b165cedf7910b1af695a2345 100644
--- a/bob/io/base/__init__.py
+++ b/bob/io/base/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 # import Libraries of other lib packages
 import numpy as np
 import h5py
-from pygments import format
 import imageio
-import cv2
 from PIL import Image
 from .utils import to_bob