diff --git a/pillar/cli/operations.py b/pillar/cli/operations.py
index d7412dca..4eed3ca7 100644
--- a/pillar/cli/operations.py
+++ b/pillar/cli/operations.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 
-import requests.exceptions
 from flask_script import Manager
-
 from pillar import current_app
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)