diff --git a/protocol.py b/protocol.py
index 6fdb6e59..49345643 100644
--- a/protocol.py
+++ b/protocol.py
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
-from __future__ import print_function
 # edmc: protocol handler for cAPI authorisation
 
 
-from future import standard_library
-standard_library.install_aliases()
-from builtins import object
 import threading
 import urllib.request, urllib.error, urllib.parse
 import sys