diff --git a/bigchaindb/core.py b/bigchaindb/core.py
index 5a70496c..db9b4947 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/core.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/core.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import rethinkdb as r
 import bigchaindb
 
 from bigchaindb.db.utils import Connection
-from bigchaindb import assets, config_utils, util
+from bigchaindb import config_utils, util
 from bigchaindb.consensus import BaseConsensusRules
 from bigchaindb.models import Block, Transaction