diff --git a/protoletariat/rewrite.py b/protoletariat/rewrite.py
index bbf07ec3..5a4d942f 100644
--- a/protoletariat/rewrite.py
+++ b/protoletariat/rewrite.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import collections.abc
 import typing
 from ast import AST
-from typing import Any, Callable, NamedTuple, Sequence, Union
+from typing import Any, Callable, MutableSet, NamedTuple, Sequence, Union
 
 try:
     from ast import unparse as astunparse
@@ -205,12 +205,18 @@ class ImportNodeTransformer(ast.NodeTransformer):
 
     def __init__(self, ast_rewriter: ASTRewriter) -> None:
         self.ast_rewriter = ast_rewriter
+        # track the results we've produced to avoid duplication of imports
+        self.seen: MutableSet[str] = set()
 
-    def visit_Import(self, node: ast.Import) -> AST:
-        return self.ast_rewriter.rewrite(node)
+    def visit_Import(self, node: ast.AST) -> AST | None:
+        result = self.ast_rewriter.rewrite(node)
+        code = astunparse(result)
+        if code not in self.seen:
+            self.seen.add(code)
+            return result
+        return None
 
-    def visit_ImportFrom(self, node: ast.ImportFrom) -> AST:
-        return self.ast_rewriter.rewrite(node)
+    visit_ImportFrom = visit_Import
 
 
 class ASTImportRewriter:
@@ -233,4 +239,5 @@ def _rewrite(_: AST, repl: AST = new_node) -> AST:
         ), f"more than one rewrite rule found for pattern `{replacement.old}`"
 
     def rewrite(self, src: str) -> str:
+        self.node_transformer.seen.clear()
         return astunparse(self.node_transformer.visit(ast.parse(src)))