diff --git a/src/backend/bookmarks.nim b/src/backend/bookmarks.nim
index 7152dfb170..4e3aa7baf5 100644
--- a/src/backend/bookmarks.nim
+++ b/src/backend/bookmarks.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import json, strmisc
-import core, utils
+import json
+import core
 import response_type
 
 export response_type
diff --git a/src/backend/gif.nim b/src/backend/gif.nim
index a5a508e6db..5d04b3f37e 100644
--- a/src/backend/gif.nim
+++ b/src/backend/gif.nim
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-import json, strutils, chronicles, core
+import json, chronicles, core
 import response_type
 
-import status_go
-
 export response_type
 
 logScope:
diff --git a/src/backend/permissions.nim b/src/backend/permissions.nim
index 412bb851b7..e9ce505e07 100644
--- a/src/backend/permissions.nim
+++ b/src/backend/permissions.nim
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import json, strmisc
-import core, utils
+import json
+import core
 import response_type
 
 export response_type
diff --git a/src/backend/transactions.nim b/src/backend/transactions.nim
index bb182f93e3..1e10b3866f 100644
--- a/src/backend/transactions.nim
+++ b/src/backend/transactions.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import json, stint, chronicles, strutils
+import json, stint, chronicles
 
 import ./core as core