diff --git a/pycarddav/controllers/sync.py b/pycarddav/controllers/sync.py
index 580b1fd..f2025eb 100644
--- a/pycarddav/controllers/sync.py
+++ b/pycarddav/controllers/sync.py
@@ -28,11 +28,10 @@
 from pycarddav import carddav
 from pycarddav import backend
 
-from os import path
-
 import logging
 
-__all__ = [ 'sync' ]
+__all__ = ['sync']
+
 
 def sync(conf):
     """this should probably be seperated from the class definitions"""
@@ -117,4 +116,3 @@ def sync(conf):
     delete = set([href for href, account in r_href_account_list]).difference(abook.keys())
     for href in delete:
         my_dbtool.delete_vcard_from_db(href, conf.account.name)
-
diff --git a/pycarddav/model.py b/pycarddav/model.py
index 96710da..235e478 100644
--- a/pycarddav/model.py
+++ b/pycarddav/model.py
@@ -26,15 +26,12 @@
 
 from __future__ import print_function
 
-try:
-    import base64
-    import sys
-    import vobject
-    from collections import defaultdict
-
-except ImportError, error:
-    print(error)
-    sys.exit(1)
+import base64
+import logging
+import sys
+from collections import defaultdict
+
+import vobject
 
 
 def list_clean(string):