diff --git a/core/irc.py b/core/irc.py
index 8533cc5..76a8b36 100644
--- a/core/irc.py
+++ b/core/irc.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import sys
 import re
 import socket
 import time
diff --git a/core/reload.py b/core/reload.py
index e0d84ef..d6910b2 100644
--- a/core/reload.py
+++ b/core/reload.py
@@ -1,10 +1,8 @@
 import collections
 import glob
 import os
-import Queue
 import re
 import sys
-import thread
 import traceback
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/gcalc.py b/plugins/gcalc.py
index 1193a37..479a1bb 100644
--- a/plugins/gcalc.py
+++ b/plugins/gcalc.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import urllib2
 import re
 
-from lxml import html
-
 from util import hook
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/mtg.py b/plugins/mtg.py
index efdb8c9..1e21798 100644
--- a/plugins/mtg.py
+++ b/plugins/mtg.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from lxml import html
 import re
 import urllib2
-import sys
 
 from util import hook
 
diff --git a/plugins/sieve.py b/plugins/sieve.py
index bff4990..cee8696 100644
--- a/plugins/sieve.py
+++ b/plugins/sieve.py
@@ -1,16 +1,8 @@
-import os
-import re
-
 from util import hook
 
 
 @hook.sieve
 def sieve_suite(bot, input, func, kind, args):    
-    events = args.get('events', ['PRIVMSG'])
-
-    if input.command not in events and '*' not in events:
-        return None
-
     if input.command == 'PRIVMSG' and input.nick.lower()[-3:] == 'bot' \
             and args.get('ignorebots', True):
         return None
@@ -25,8 +17,5 @@ def sieve_suite(bot, input, func, kind, args):
             denied_channels = map(unicode.lower, acl['allow-except'])
             if input.chan.lower() in denied_channels:
                 return None
-
-#    input.inp_unstripped = ' '.join(input.re.groups())
-#    input.inp = input.inp_unstripped.strip()
-
+    
     return input
diff --git a/plugins/util/hook.py b/plugins/util/hook.py
index ddd23e1..90b3c2f 100644
--- a/plugins/util/hook.py
+++ b/plugins/util/hook.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import inspect
-import traceback
 
 
 def _hook_add(func, add, name=''):
diff --git a/plugins/util/timesince.py b/plugins/util/timesince.py
index 846d2a7..a3cea46 100644
--- a/plugins/util/timesince.py
+++ b/plugins/util/timesince.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 #SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 import datetime
-import time
 
 
 def timesince(d, now=None):