diff --git a/src/Exceptions/SecurityException.php b/src/Exceptions/SecurityException.php
index b0646c057..c72d7aa04 100644
--- a/src/Exceptions/SecurityException.php
+++ b/src/Exceptions/SecurityException.php
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 namespace CodeIgniter\Shield\Exceptions;
 
-use RuntimeException;
-
 class SecurityException extends RuntimeException
 {
 }
diff --git a/src/Exceptions/ValidationException.php b/src/Exceptions/ValidationException.php
index 9b6d51d52..3aae180ef 100644
--- a/src/Exceptions/ValidationException.php
+++ b/src/Exceptions/ValidationException.php
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 namespace CodeIgniter\Shield\Exceptions;
 
-use RuntimeException;
-
 class ValidationException extends RuntimeException
 {
 }