diff --git a/IPython/frontend/frontendbase.py b/IPython/frontend/frontendbase.py
index 9f98dcf..6f8d9bc 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/frontendbase.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/frontendbase.py
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ import _ast
 from IPython.frontend.zopeinterface import (
     Interface, 
     Attribute, 
-    implements, 
-    classProvides
 )
 from IPython.kernel.core.history import FrontEndHistory
 from IPython.kernel.core.util import Bunch
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/zopeinterface.py b/IPython/frontend/zopeinterface.py
index fd37101..2081be3 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/zopeinterface.py
+++ b/IPython/frontend/zopeinterface.py
@@ -16,13 +16,6 @@ __docformat__ = "restructuredtext en"
 #  the file COPYING, distributed as part of this software.
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-# Imports
-#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-import string
-import uuid
-import _ast
-
 try:
     from zope.interface import Interface, Attribute, implements, classProvides
 except ImportError: