diff --git a/releasenotes/source/conf.py b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
index 78b255fb5..6b82a82c3 100644
--- a/releasenotes/source/conf.py
+++ b/releasenotes/source/conf.py
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-import sys
-import os
-
 # Add any Sphinx extension module names here, as strings. They can be
 # extensions coming with Sphinx (named 'sphinx.ext.*') or your custom
 # ones.