diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index bae43c5..788e8b0 100755
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -26,13 +26,12 @@
 # SETTINGS CAN BE FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FILE
 
 
-import sys, time, string, socket, re, signal, struct
+import sys, string, socket, re, signal
+from time import sleep
 from select import poll, POLLIN, POLLPRI, POLLOUT,\
                         POLLERR, POLLHUP, POLLNVAL
 from threading import Thread, Event
 
-from APIcollection import Twitter
-
 bot = None
 
 
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ class pircbot():
                     log.show(log.WARNING, "Got killed by %s: %s" % (params[0], params[1:]))
                     self.quit(send=False)
             else:
-                time.sleep(self.parser_wait_time)
+                sleep(self.parser_wait_time)
         print("--- PARSELOOP EXITING ---")
     
     def send(self, data):
@@ -207,15 +206,15 @@ class pircbot():
         except: pass
     
     def join(self, channel):
-        while not self.ready: time.sleep(1)
+        while not self.ready: sleep(1)
         self.send("JOIN %s" % channel)
     
     def part(self, channel):
-        while not self.ready: time.sleep(1)
+        while not self.ready: sleep(1)
         self.send("PART %s" % channel)
     
     def set_mode(self, modes):
-        while not self.ready: time.sleep(1)
+        while not self.ready: sleep(1)
         self.send("MODE %s :%s" % (self.user["nick"], modes))
     
     def on_command(self, prefix, origin, source, command, params):
@@ -270,7 +269,7 @@ def main():
             bot.connect()
             # wait for the bot to become ready
             while bot.ready and not bot.die_event.is_set() == False:
-                time.sleep(1)
+                sleep(1)
             
             if not bot.die_event.is_set():
                 # set modes and join channels
@@ -280,7 +279,7 @@ def main():
             
             # while bot is active, do nothing
             while not bot.die_event.is_set():
-                time.sleep(1)
+                sleep(1)
         except KeyboardInterrupt:
             log.show(log.INFO, "Got Ctrl-C, dying now...")
             bot.quit()