diff --git a/src/CharTable.jl b/src/CharTable.jl
index d11a4e9..0a99926 100644
--- a/src/CharTable.jl
+++ b/src/CharTable.jl
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import Base: getindex, eltype, length, iterate
-
 abstract type Table end
 abstract type AbstractGenericCharacter end
 
@@ -189,7 +187,7 @@ struct SimpleGenericCharacter{T} <: AbstractGenericCharacter
 	degree::T  # Degree of the characters in this type
 end
 
-AbstractAlgebra.parent(c::AbstractGenericCharacter) = c.parent
+parent(c::AbstractGenericCharacter) = c.parent
 getindex(c::AbstractGenericCharacter, i::Integer) = c.values[i]
 
 eltype(::Type{SimpleGenericCharacter{T}}) where T<:NfPoly = T
diff --git a/src/GenericCharacter.jl b/src/GenericCharacter.jl
index a47b8b3..c75287b 100644
--- a/src/GenericCharacter.jl
+++ b/src/GenericCharacter.jl
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-import Oscar: tensor_product, norm, scalar_product
-import Base: *
-
 # TODO deal with ParameterSubstitution when creating new characters, this is not done in the original implementation.
 
 @doc raw"""
diff --git a/src/GenericCharacterTables.jl b/src/GenericCharacterTables.jl
index cc747c3..3e42dda 100644
--- a/src/GenericCharacterTables.jl
+++ b/src/GenericCharacterTables.jl
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import Oscar.AbstractAlgebra.Generic
 
 const NfPoly = Union{PolyRingElem{QQFieldElem}, PolyRingElem{AbsSimpleNumFieldElem}}
 
+include("Imports.jl")
 include("GenericCyclotomics.jl")
 include("ParameterExceptions.jl")
 include("GenericCyclotomicFractions.jl")
diff --git a/src/GenericConjugacyClasses.jl b/src/GenericConjugacyClasses.jl
index 14fe9c6..fc0ab9e 100644
--- a/src/GenericConjugacyClasses.jl
+++ b/src/GenericConjugacyClasses.jl
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import Oscar: norm, scalar_product, class_multiplication_coefficient, order, number_of_conjugacy_classes
-
 abstract type AbstractGenericConjugacyClass end
 
 @doc raw"""
diff --git a/src/GenericCyclotomicFractions.jl b/src/GenericCyclotomicFractions.jl
index de0bab8..805416c 100644
--- a/src/GenericCyclotomicFractions.jl
+++ b/src/GenericCyclotomicFractions.jl
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-import Oscar.AbstractAlgebra: evaluate
-import Base: show, isone, iszero, one, zero, conj, inv, +, -, *, //, ==
-
 # This models fractions of sums of cyclotomics.
 # The simplification is currently only very basic.
 # According to the original implementation
diff --git a/src/GenericCyclotomics.jl b/src/GenericCyclotomics.jl
index c03f800..f1abd68 100644
--- a/src/GenericCyclotomics.jl
+++ b/src/GenericCyclotomics.jl
@@ -1,15 +1,4 @@
-using Oscar.Random: Random, SamplerTrivial, GLOBAL_RNG
-using Oscar.RandomExtensions: RandomExtensions, Make2, AbstractRNG
-
-import Oscar.AbstractAlgebra: parent_type, elem_type, base_ring, base_ring_type, parent, is_domain_type,
-	is_exact_type, canonical_unit, isequal, divexact, zero!, mul!, add!, get_cached!, is_unit,
-	characteristic, Ring, RingElem, expressify, evaluate, normal_form, divexact
-import Oscar: pretty, Indent, Dedent
-import Base: show, +, -, *, ^, ==, inv, isone, iszero, one, zero, rand, deepcopy_internal, hash, conj, promote_rule
-
-import Compat
-
-if Compat.pkgversion(Oscar.AbstractAlgebra) >= v"0.42.0"
+if pkgversion(Oscar.AbstractAlgebra) >= v"0.42.0"
 	const ZZUPoly = Generic.UnivPoly{ZZRingElem}
 	const UPoly = Generic.UnivPoly{QQFieldElem}
 	const UPolyRing = Generic.UniversalPolyRing{QQFieldElem}
diff --git a/src/Imports.jl b/src/Imports.jl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9afe971
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Imports.jl
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import Base:
+	*,
+	+,
+	-,
+	//,
+	==,
+	^,
+	conj,
+	deepcopy_internal,
+	eltype,
+	getindex,
+	hash,
+	inv,
+	isone,
+	iszero,
+	iterate,
+	length,
+	one,
+	promote_rule,
+	rand,
+	show,
+	zero
+
+import Compat:
+	pkgversion
+
+import Oscar.Random:
+	GLOBAL_RNG,
+	Random,
+	SamplerTrivial
+
+import Oscar.RandomExtensions:
+	AbstractRNG,
+	RandomExtensions,
+	Make2
+
+import Oscar:
+	add!,
+	base_ring,
+	base_ring_type,
+	canonical_unit,
+	characteristic,
+	class_multiplication_coefficient,
+	Dedent,
+	degree,
+	divexact,
+	elem_type,
+	evaluate,
+	expressify,
+	get_cached!,
+	Indent,
+	is_domain_type,
+	isequal,
+	is_exact_type,
+	is_unit,
+	mul!,
+	norm,
+	normal_form,
+	number_of_conjugacy_classes,
+	order,
+	parent,
+	parent_type,
+	pretty,
+	Ring,
+	RingElem,
+	scalar_product,
+	tensor_product,
+	zero!
+
diff --git a/src/Parameter.jl b/src/Parameter.jl
index 3b618b1..99b11ce 100644
--- a/src/Parameter.jl
+++ b/src/Parameter.jl
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import Base: show, getindex, eltype, length, iterate
-
 @doc raw"""
     Parameter
 
diff --git a/src/ParameterExceptions.jl b/src/ParameterExceptions.jl
index 21fed32..d506446 100644
--- a/src/ParameterExceptions.jl
+++ b/src/ParameterExceptions.jl
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import Oscar.AbstractAlgebra: evaluate
-
 @doc raw"""
     is_integer(x::UPolyFrac)
 
diff --git a/src/Show.jl b/src/Show.jl
index b37e446..c761dd4 100644
--- a/src/Show.jl
+++ b/src/Show.jl
@@ -1,6 +1,3 @@
-import Oscar: order, degree, number_of_conjugacy_classes, pretty, Indent, Dedent
-import Base: show
-
 # TODO PrintValPhi, PrintToTex?
 
 @doc raw"""
diff --git a/src/SumProc.jl b/src/SumProc.jl
index 27507f5..9b485b2 100644
--- a/src/SumProc.jl
+++ b/src/SumProc.jl
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import Oscar.AbstractAlgebra: evaluate
-
 @doc raw"""
     evaluate(a::Union{GenericCyclo,GenericCycloFrac}, vars::Vector{UPoly}, vals::Vector{<:RingElement})