diff --git a/examples/SpectralMethod/example_postprocess.py b/examples/SpectralMethod/example_postprocess.py
index 2fd116498..935072899 100755
--- a/examples/SpectralMethod/example_postprocess.py
+++ b/examples/SpectralMethod/example_postprocess.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import os,sys
+import os
 import glob
 from subprocess import call
 
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ postResults = 'postResults --cr f,p --split --separation x,y,z '+geom_name+'.spe
 sts = call(postResults, shell=True)
 
 os.chdir('./postProc/')
-env = os.environ
 ascii_files = glob.glob(geom_name+'_inc*.txt')
 print ascii_files
 
diff --git a/examples/SpectralMethod/example_run.py b/examples/SpectralMethod/example_run.py
index a729f5c89..3809f17cf 100755
--- a/examples/SpectralMethod/example_run.py
+++ b/examples/SpectralMethod/example_run.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-import os
+
 from subprocess import call
-
-
 call('DAMASK_spectral -l tensionX.load -g 20grains16x16x16.geom', shell=True)
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