diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/defense.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/defense.py
index 1637fa4a78..2b90bf4fc2 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/defense.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/defense.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import re
-import json
-
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 
 
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/la7.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/la7.py
index 60625c42d3..b08f6e3c95 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/la7.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/la7.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import re
-
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import (
     parse_duration,