diff --git a/nachet/db/metadata/picture/__init__.py b/nachet/db/metadata/picture/__init__.py
index 16737eab..aa8ab082 100644
--- a/nachet/db/metadata/picture/__init__.py
+++ b/nachet/db/metadata/picture/__init__.py
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@
 
 from datetime import date
 from datastore.db.metadata import validator
-from PIL import Image
-import io
-import base64
+
 
 
 class PictureCreationError(Exception):