diff --git a/src/borg/helpers/misc.py b/src/borg/helpers/misc.py
index a46ab2fa9..98c2c50cb 100644
--- a/src/borg/helpers/misc.py
+++ b/src/borg/helpers/misc.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import logging
 import io
 import os
-import os.path
 import platform  # python stdlib import - if this fails, check that cwd != src/borg/
 import sys
 from collections import deque
diff --git a/src/borg/helpers/process.py b/src/borg/helpers/process.py
index 84cd69758..f2d6da7ab 100644
--- a/src/borg/helpers/process.py
+++ b/src/borg/helpers/process.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import contextlib
 import os
-import os.path
 import shlex
 import signal
 import subprocess