diff --git a/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py b/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py
index f1795151..471adaa5 100644
--- a/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py
+++ b/bindings/python/notmuch/database.py
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ Copyright 2010 Sebastian Spaeth <Sebastian@SSpaeth.de>'
 """
 
 import os
-from ctypes import c_int, c_char_p, c_void_p, c_uint, c_long, byref, POINTER
+from ctypes import c_char_p, c_void_p, c_uint, c_long, byref, POINTER
 from notmuch.globals import (nmlib, STATUS, NotmuchError, NotInitializedError,
-     NullPointerError, OutOfMemoryError, XapianError, Enum, _str,
+     NullPointerError, Enum, _str,
      NotmuchDatabaseP, NotmuchDirectoryP, NotmuchMessageP, NotmuchTagsP,
      NotmuchQueryP, NotmuchMessagesP, NotmuchThreadsP, NotmuchFilenamesP)
 from notmuch.thread import Threads
diff --git a/bindings/python/notmuch/filename.py b/bindings/python/notmuch/filename.py
index 077754e0..6b332a92 100644
--- a/bindings/python/notmuch/filename.py
+++ b/bindings/python/notmuch/filename.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Copyright 2010 Sebastian Spaeth <Sebastian@SSpaeth.de>'
 """
 from ctypes import c_char_p
 from notmuch.globals import (nmlib, STATUS, NotmuchError,
-    NotmuchFilenamesP, NotmuchMessagesP, NotmuchMessageP)
+    NotmuchFilenamesP, NotmuchMessageP)
 
 
 class Filenames(object):
diff --git a/bindings/python/notmuch/globals.py b/bindings/python/notmuch/globals.py
index f5c8d528..f69c73d4 100644
--- a/bindings/python/notmuch/globals.py
+++ b/bindings/python/notmuch/globals.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Copyright 2010 Sebastian Spaeth <Sebastian@SSpaeth.de>'
 """
 
 from ctypes import CDLL, c_char_p, c_int, Structure, POINTER
-from ctypes.util import find_library
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #package-global instance of the notmuch library
diff --git a/bindings/python/notmuch/message.py b/bindings/python/notmuch/message.py
index 7bc7798c..2f0fd924 100644
--- a/bindings/python/notmuch/message.py
+++ b/bindings/python/notmuch/message.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Copyright 2010 Sebastian Spaeth <Sebastian@SSpaeth.de>'
 """
 
 
-from ctypes import c_char_p, c_void_p, c_long, c_uint, c_int
+from ctypes import c_char_p, c_long, c_uint, c_int
 from datetime import date
 from notmuch.globals import (nmlib, STATUS, NotmuchError, Enum, _str,
     NotmuchTagsP, NotmuchMessagesP, NotmuchMessageP, NotmuchFilenamesP)
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ from notmuch.tag import Tags
 from notmuch.filename import Filenames
 import sys
 import email
-import types
 try:
     import simplejson as json
 except ImportError:
diff --git a/bindings/python/notmuch/thread.py b/bindings/python/notmuch/thread.py
index dbd6c0ff..c575c88d 100644
--- a/bindings/python/notmuch/thread.py
+++ b/bindings/python/notmuch/thread.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ along with notmuch.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 Copyright 2010 Sebastian Spaeth <Sebastian@SSpaeth.de>'
 """
 
-from ctypes import c_char_p, c_void_p, c_long, c_int
+from ctypes import c_char_p, c_long, c_int
 from notmuch.globals import (nmlib, STATUS,
     NotmuchError, NotmuchThreadP, NotmuchThreadsP, NotmuchMessagesP,
     NotmuchTagsP,)