diff --git a/aider/utils.py b/aider/utils.py
index 5d73a39e1..958a66dbf 100644
--- a/aider/utils.py
+++ b/aider/utils.py
@@ -363,10 +363,6 @@ def check_pip_install_extra(io, module, prompt, pip_install_cmd):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    import sys
-
-    from aider.dump import dump
-
     if len(sys.argv) > 1:
         command = " ".join(sys.argv[1:])
         exit_status, output = run_interactive_command(command)