diff --git a/src/ria_toolkit_oss/remote_control/remote_transmitter_controller.py b/src/ria_toolkit_oss/remote_control/remote_transmitter_controller.py
index 212295c..dab760d 100644
--- a/src/ria_toolkit_oss/remote_control/remote_transmitter_controller.py
+++ b/src/ria_toolkit_oss/remote_control/remote_transmitter_controller.py
@@ -13,12 +13,6 @@ import json
 import logging
 import threading
 import time
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
-
-if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    import paramiko
-    import zmq
-
 import paramiko
 import zmq