diff --git a/deltachat_derive/src/lib.rs b/deltachat_derive/src/lib.rs
index f911b9fa9..664581464 100644
--- a/deltachat_derive/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat_derive/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ extern crate proc_macro;
 
 use crate::proc_macro::TokenStream;
 use quote::quote;
-use syn;
 
 // For now, assume (not check) that these macroses are applied to enum without
 // data.  If this assumption is violated, compiler error will point to
diff --git a/src/configure/auto_mozilla.rs b/src/configure/auto_mozilla.rs
index 348a24fd9..3a25c280b 100644
--- a/src/configure/auto_mozilla.rs
+++ b/src/configure/auto_mozilla.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 //! # Thunderbird's Autoconfiguration implementation
 //!
 //! Documentation: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Thunderbird/Autoconfiguration */
-use quick_xml;
 use quick_xml::events::{BytesEnd, BytesStart, BytesText};
 
 use crate::constants::*;
diff --git a/src/configure/auto_outlook.rs b/src/configure/auto_outlook.rs
index 1e8cbba10..96b22e2ab 100644
--- a/src/configure/auto_outlook.rs
+++ b/src/configure/auto_outlook.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 //! Outlook's Autodiscover
 
-use quick_xml;
 use quick_xml::events::BytesEnd;
 
 use crate::constants::*;
diff --git a/src/contact.rs b/src/contact.rs
index c74ce8db9..b7ad24015 100644
--- a/src/contact.rs
+++ b/src/contact.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use deltachat_derive::*;
 use itertools::Itertools;
-use rusqlite;
 
 use crate::aheader::EncryptPreference;
 use crate::chat::ChatId;
diff --git a/src/dehtml.rs b/src/dehtml.rs
index 5639e3af4..71864b9ec 100644
--- a/src/dehtml.rs
+++ b/src/dehtml.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 //! A module to remove HTML tags from the email text
 
 use lazy_static::lazy_static;
-use quick_xml;
 use quick_xml::events::{BytesEnd, BytesStart, BytesText};
 
 lazy_static! {
diff --git a/src/location.rs b/src/location.rs
index 4c16fcbe6..c77396b62 100644
--- a/src/location.rs
+++ b/src/location.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 //! Location handling
 
 use bitflags::bitflags;
-use quick_xml;
 use quick_xml::events::{BytesEnd, BytesStart, BytesText};
 
 use crate::chat::{self, ChatId};