diff --git a/spinnman/spalloc/spalloc_client.py b/spinnman/spalloc/spalloc_client.py
index d8981a412..90bd74179 100644
--- a/spinnman/spalloc/spalloc_client.py
+++ b/spinnman/spalloc/spalloc_client.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 from packaging.version import Version
 import queue
 import requests
-import sqlite3
 import struct
 import threading
 from typing import Dict, List, Tuple
@@ -98,7 +97,8 @@ def __init__(
         logger.info("established session to {} for {}", service_url, username)
 
     @staticmethod
-    def open_job_from_database(service_url, job_url, cookies, headers) -> SpallocJob:
+    def open_job_from_database(
+            service_url, job_url, cookies, headers) -> SpallocJob:
         """
         Create a job from the description in the attached database. This is
         intended to allow for access to the job's allocated resources from
diff --git a/spinnman/spalloc/spalloc_job.py b/spinnman/spalloc/spalloc_job.py
index e9afaef95..3666a5746 100644
--- a/spinnman/spalloc/spalloc_job.py
+++ b/spinnman/spalloc/spalloc_job.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-from sqlite3 import Cursor
 from typing import Dict, Tuple
 from spinn_utilities.abstract_base import AbstractBase, abstractmethod
 from spinn_utilities.abstract_context_manager import AbstractContextManager