diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/firsttv.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/firsttv.py
index 6e015ca16..510d4b108 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/firsttv.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/firsttv.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 # encoding: utf-8
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-import re
-
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..utils import int_or_none
 
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/nbc.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/nbc.py
index 52e8595ea..89a2845fe 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/nbc.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/nbc.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import re
-import json
 
 from .common import InfoExtractor
 from ..compat import (