diff --git a/demos/web/create-unknown-vectors.py b/demos/web/create-unknown-vectors.py
index 9c90f7e46..6e844d29a 100755
--- a/demos/web/create-unknown-vectors.py
+++ b/demos/web/create-unknown-vectors.py
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 
 import cv2
 
-from skimage import io
-
 import openface
 from openface.alignment import NaiveDlib
 from openface.data import iterImgs
diff --git a/openface/alignment/naive_dlib.py b/openface/alignment/naive_dlib.py
index 769c092a8..f3d8a4d04 100644
--- a/openface/alignment/naive_dlib.py
+++ b/openface/alignment/naive_dlib.py
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 import random
 import sys
 
-from skimage import io
-
 from .. import helper
 from .. import data
 
diff --git a/openface/data.py b/openface/data.py
index 9c984aab0..82f4400aa 100644
--- a/openface/data.py
+++ b/openface/data.py
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
 
 import os
 
-from skimage import io
-
+import cv2
 
 class Image:
 
@@ -25,17 +24,20 @@ def __init__(self, cls, name, path):
         self.path = path
         self.rgb = None
 
-    def getRGB(self, cache=False):
-        if self.rgb is not None:
-            return self.rgb
+    def getBGR(self):
+        try:
+            bgr = cv2.imread(self.path)
+        except:
+            bgr = None
+        return bgr
+
+    def getRGB(self):
+        bgr = self.getBGR()
+        if bgr is not None:
+            rgb = cv2.cvtColor(bgr, cv2.COLOR_BGR2RGB)
         else:
-            try:
-                rgb = io.imread(self.path)
-            except:
-                rgb = None
-            if cache:
-                self.rgb = rgb
-            return rgb
+            rgb = None
+        return rgb
 
     def __repr__(self):
         return "({}, {})".format(self.cls, self.name)