diff --git a/python/lammps/pylammps.py b/python/lammps/pylammps.py
index 007c771308..1ec45d43b5 100644
--- a/python/lammps/pylammps.py
+++ b/python/lammps/pylammps.py
@@ -20,24 +20,15 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 
-# imports for simple LAMMPS python wrapper module "lammps"
-
-import sys,traceback,types
-import warnings
-from ctypes import *
-from os.path import dirname,abspath,join
-from inspect import getsourcefile
-
-# imports for advanced LAMMPS python wrapper modules "PyLammps" and "IPyLammps"
-
-from collections import namedtuple
 import os
-import select
 import re
+import select
 import sys
+from collections import namedtuple
 
 from .core import lammps
 
+
 class OutputCapture(object):
   """ Utility class to capture LAMMPS library output """