diff --git a/lms/__init__.py b/lms/__init__.py
index 43b477a7..3dad4549 100644
--- a/lms/__init__.py
+++ b/lms/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,3 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 __version__ = '0.0.1'
-
-# load the methods from the lms api
-from .lms import api # noqa