diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/primesharetv.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/primesharetv.py
index 94c9fb2cb2..9aa0c862a4 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/primesharetv.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/primesharetv.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import re
-
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..compat import (
     compat_urllib_parse,
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/shared.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/shared.py
index 7fb68bc2d8..6e2b94e7d5 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/shared.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/shared.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import re
 import base64
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/vodlocker.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/vodlocker.py
index 431f4e2e3d..4804692bfd 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/vodlocker.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/vodlocker.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import re
-
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..compat import (
     compat_urllib_parse,