diff --git a/bob/pad/face/database/batl.py b/bob/pad/face/database/batl.py
index 68141561cf77395c24bf9d823ec2f7e409c1a6c2..da24c22913276b9ac59df8eed5bbe8df7b6e97b8 100644
--- a/bob/pad/face/database/batl.py
+++ b/bob/pad/face/database/batl.py
@@ -5,10 +5,8 @@
 from bob.pad.base.database import PadDatabase, PadFile
 from bob.bio.video import FrameSelector
 from bob.extension import rc
-# from bob.db.batl.batl_config import BATL_CONFIG
 
 import pkg_resources
-from batl.utils.data import load_data_config
 
 from bob.pad.face.preprocessor.FaceCropAlign import detect_face_landmarks_in_image