diff --git a/mealie/scratch.py b/mealie/scratch.py
deleted file mode 100644
index bd6923a61..000000000
--- a/mealie/scratch.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-from services.backups.export import export_recipes
-
-export_recipes()
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diff --git a/mealie/startup.py b/mealie/startup.py
index f67e4e9ce..6d0b0391b 100644
--- a/mealie/startup.py
+++ b/mealie/startup.py
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
-
-from db.tinydb.tinydb_setup import TinyDatabase
-from settings import REQUIRED_DIRS, USE_MONGO, USE_TINYDB
-
+from settings import REQUIRED_DIRS
 CWD = Path(__file__).parent
 
-
-
-
-
 def pre_start():
 
     ensure_dirs()