diff --git a/python/tvm/rpc/client.py b/python/tvm/rpc/client.py
index c975ec64aa76..cf2e118f06c4 100644
--- a/python/tvm/rpc/client.py
+++ b/python/tvm/rpc/client.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 from . import base
 from ..contrib import util
 from .._ffi.base import TVMError
-from .._ffi import function as function
+from .._ffi import function
 from .._ffi import ndarray as nd
 from ..module import load as _load_module
 
diff --git a/vta/python/vta/ir_pass.py b/vta/python/vta/ir_pass.py
index 379e1e24fa24..9800cc6472b3 100644
--- a/vta/python/vta/ir_pass.py
+++ b/vta/python/vta/ir_pass.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import as _abs
 
 import tvm
-from topi import util as util
+from topi import util
 
 from .environment import get_env