diff --git a/bob/io/base/__init__.py b/bob/io/base/__init__.py
index ba265f8fae97ea53b165cedf7910b1af695a2345..c095d4f77006598b28e02e092f9b2c51d547662d 100644
--- a/bob/io/base/__init__.py
+++ b/bob/io/base/__init__.py
@@ -2,8 +2,7 @@
 import numpy as np
 import h5py
 import imageio
-from PIL import Image
-from .utils import to_bob
+from .utils import to_bob, to_matplotlib, opencvbgr_to_bob, bob_to_opencvbgr, imshow
 
 
 import os