diff --git a/Lib/BaseHTTPServer.py b/Lib/BaseHTTPServer.py
index ecb40d0..4d6d058 100644
--- a/Lib/BaseHTTPServer.py
+++ b/Lib/BaseHTTPServer.py
@@ -68,10 +68,8 @@
 import sys
 import time
 import socket # For gethostbyaddr()
-import string
 import mimetools
 import SocketServer
-import re
 
 # Default error message
 DEFAULT_ERROR_MESSAGE = """\