diff --git a/terminatorlib/ipc.py b/terminatorlib/ipc.py
index a296c6ef..11185c54 100644
--- a/terminatorlib/ipc.py
+++ b/terminatorlib/ipc.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 from .terminal import Terminal
 from .container import Container
 from .configjson import ConfigJson
-from gi.repository import Gtk as gtk
-from gi.repository import GObject as gobject
 
 CONFIG = Config()
 if not CONFIG['dbus']: