diff --git a/src/allmydata/test/test_uri.py b/src/allmydata/test/test_uri.py
index 3151dc9b1..4a13d2049 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/test/test_uri.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/test/test_uri.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from allmydata import uri
 from allmydata.util import hashutil
 from allmydata.interfaces import IURI, IFileURI, IDirnodeURI, IMutableFileURI, \
     IVerifierURI
-from foolscap.schema import Violation
 
 class Literal(unittest.TestCase):
     def _help_test(self, data):
diff --git a/src/allmydata/uri.py b/src/allmydata/uri.py
index 962091c6a..46921cd24 100644
--- a/src/allmydata/uri.py
+++ b/src/allmydata/uri.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ from twisted.python.components import registerAdapter
 from allmydata.util import idlib, hashutil
 from allmydata.interfaces import IURI, IDirnodeURI, IFileURI, IVerifierURI, \
      IMutableFileURI, INewDirectoryURI, IReadonlyNewDirectoryURI
-import foolscap
 
 # the URI shall be an ascii representation of the file. It shall contain
 # enough information to retrieve and validate the contents. It shall be