diff --git a/pillar/api/nodes/__init__.py b/pillar/api/nodes/__init__.py
index bc5707d6..509b6905 100644
--- a/pillar/api/nodes/__init__.py
+++ b/pillar/api/nodes/__init__.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import werkzeug.exceptions as wz_exceptions
 from bson import ObjectId
 from flask import current_app, Blueprint, request
 
-import pillar.markdown
 from pillar.api.activities import activity_subscribe, activity_object_add
 from pillar.api.node_types import PILLAR_NAMED_NODE_TYPES
 from pillar.api.file_storage_backends.gcs import update_file_name
diff --git a/pillar/cli/maintenance.py b/pillar/cli/maintenance.py
index b6318824..fc472b49 100644
--- a/pillar/cli/maintenance.py
+++ b/pillar/cli/maintenance.py
@@ -726,8 +726,6 @@ def _find_orphan_files() -> typing.Set[bson.ObjectId]:
 
     Returns an iterable of all orphan file IDs.
     """
-    from pillar.api.utils import str2id
-
     log.debug('Finding orphan files')
 
     # Get all file IDs that belong to this project.