diff --git a/dynamicweb/__init__.py b/dynamicweb/__init__.py
index 3b91b070..1a6c551d 100644
--- a/dynamicweb/__init__.py
+++ b/dynamicweb/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
-
 # This will make sure the app is always imported when
 # Django starts so that shared_task will use this app.
 from .celery import app as celery_app
diff --git a/dynamicweb/celery.py b/dynamicweb/celery.py
index 28f6af3b..609ef5c4 100644
--- a/dynamicweb/celery.py
+++ b/dynamicweb/celery.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 import os
 from celery import Celery