diff --git a/python/mxnet/symbol.py b/python/mxnet/symbol.py
index 1aeb2d54dce3..0a26afec4731 100644
--- a/python/mxnet/symbol.py
+++ b/python/mxnet/symbol.py
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
 import numpy as _numpy
 
 from .base import _LIB, numeric_types
-from .base import c_array, c_str, mx_uint, py_str, string_types, mx_real_t
+from .base import c_array, c_str, mx_uint, py_str, string_types
 from .base import NDArrayHandle, ExecutorHandle, SymbolHandle, OpHandle
-from .base import check_call, MXNetError, _Null  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+from .base import check_call, MXNetError, _Null # pylint: disable=unused-import
 from .context import Context, cpu
-from .ndarray import NDArray, zeros as _nd_zeros, _DTYPE_NP_TO_MX, _DTYPE_MX_TO_NP
+from .ndarray import NDArray, _DTYPE_NP_TO_MX, _DTYPE_MX_TO_NP
 from .name import NameManager  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 from .executor import Executor
 from . import _symbol_internal as _internal