diff --git a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/helpers/birdnet_to_mqtt.py b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/helpers/birdnet_to_mqtt.py
index 527e03c76..4e24230e1 100644
--- a/birdnet-pi/rootfs/helpers/birdnet_to_mqtt.py
+++ b/birdnet-pi/rootfs/helpers/birdnet_to_mqtt.py
@@ -1,18 +1,15 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env python3
 # birdnet_to_mqtt.py
 
-import os
 import sys
-import time
 import re
-import datetime
 import json
 import logging
 import paho.mqtt.client as mqtt
 import requests
+from helpers import get_settings
 
 sys.path.append("/home/pi/BirdNET-Pi/scripts/utils")
-from helpers import get_settings
 
 # Setup basic configuration for logging
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.INFO)