diff --git a/gajim/gtkgui_helpers.py b/gajim/gtkgui_helpers.py
index 90d37267d..2300ba1b0 100644
--- a/gajim/gtkgui_helpers.py
+++ b/gajim/gtkgui_helpers.py
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@ import math
 import logging
 from io import BytesIO
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
-import xml.sax.saxutils
-from xml.sax import ContentHandler  # type: ignore
 
 from gi.repository import Gtk
 from gi.repository import Gdk