diff --git a/packtivity/handlers/publisher_handlers.py b/packtivity/handlers/publisher_handlers.py
index cbc51bf..c4ba665 100644
--- a/packtivity/handlers/publisher_handlers.py
+++ b/packtivity/handlers/publisher_handlers.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 import click
 import copy
 import logging
-import jq
 import os
 from six import string_types
 
diff --git a/packtivity/statecontexts/posixfs_context.py b/packtivity/statecontexts/posixfs_context.py
index 515b03c..6fbce7d 100644
--- a/packtivity/statecontexts/posixfs_context.py
+++ b/packtivity/statecontexts/posixfs_context.py
@@ -4,10 +4,7 @@
 import json
 import logging
 import checksumdir
-import copy
-from ..utils import leaf_iterator
 import packtivity.utils as utils
-from packtivity.typedleafs import TypedLeafs
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 class LocalFSState(object):