diff --git a/youtube_dl/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
index f223b75f4..0e7b9ddaf 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/__init__.py
@@ -72,11 +72,9 @@ __license__ = 'Public Domain'
 
 import codecs
 import io
-import locale
 import optparse
 import os
 import random
-import re
 import shlex
 import sys