diff --git a/python/zfpy.pyx b/python/zfpy.pyx
index 1f38697..24bdba0 100644
--- a/python/zfpy.pyx
+++ b/python/zfpy.pyx
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@ import functools
 import cython
 from libc.stdlib cimport malloc, free
 from cython cimport view
-from cpython cimport array
-import array
 
 import itertools
 if sys.version_info[0] == 2: