diff --git a/kitty/open_actions.py b/kitty/open_actions.py
index 3ad087c93..9d7a48665 100644
--- a/kitty/open_actions.py
+++ b/kitty/open_actions.py
@@ -133,7 +133,6 @@ def url_matches_criterion(purl: 'ParseResult', url: str, unquoted_path: str, mc:
 
     if mc.type == 'file':
         import fnmatch
-        import posixpath
         try:
             fname = posixpath.basename(unquoted_path)
         except Exception:
diff --git a/kitty/remote_control.py b/kitty/remote_control.py
index f51462967..5983e3b7f 100644
--- a/kitty/remote_control.py
+++ b/kitty/remote_control.py
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ active_async_requests: Dict[str, float] = {}
 
 
 def encode_response_for_peer(response: Any) -> bytes:
-    import json
     return b'\x1bP@kitty-cmd' + json.dumps(response).encode('utf-8') + b'\x1b\\'