diff --git a/picard/config.py b/picard/config.py
index 5f708decf..1c443b2c9 100644
--- a/picard/config.py
+++ b/picard/config.py
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 
 from __future__ import print_function
-import re
-import sys
 from operator import itemgetter
 from PyQt4 import QtCore
 from picard import (PICARD_APP_NAME, PICARD_ORG_NAME, PICARD_VERSION,