diff --git a/tools/python/xen/xend/xenstore/xstransact.py b/tools/python/xen/xend/xenstore/xstransact.py
index ac8269f2ba..8d3adb1771 100644
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/xenstore/xstransact.py
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/xenstore/xstransact.py
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 # Public License.  See the file "COPYING" in the main directory of
 # this archive for more details.
 
-import errno
-import threading
-from xen.lowlevel import xs
 from xen.xend.xenstore.xsutil import xshandle