diff --git a/respodns/ip_util.py b/respodns/ip_util.py
index 931dc06..3b41042 100644
--- a/respodns/ip_util.py
+++ b/respodns/ip_util.py
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ class IpReader:
 
     def __iter__(self):
         from queue import SimpleQueue, Empty
-        from sys import stderr
 
         def _next():
             results = SimpleQueue()
@@ -88,7 +87,6 @@ class IpReader:
     def __aiter__(self):
         from asyncio import sleep
         from queue import SimpleQueue
-        from sys import stderr
 
         async def _next():
             results = SimpleQueue()