diff --git a/cogs/utils/checks.py b/cogs/utils/checks.py
index 93db44396..7c95db692 100644
--- a/cogs/utils/checks.py
+++ b/cogs/utils/checks.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 from discord.ext import commands
 import discord.utils
-from cogs.utils.settings import Settings
-from cogs.utils.dataIO import fileIO
 from __main__ import settings
 
 #