diff --git a/pelican/log.py b/pelican/log.py
index 72b7a017..4b3dee71 100644
--- a/pelican/log.py
+++ b/pelican/log.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-from  logging import *
+from logging import CRITICAL, ERROR,  WARN, INFO, DEBUG
+from logging import critical, error, info, warning, warn, debug
+from logging import Formatter, getLogger, StreamHandler
 import sys
 import os
 
diff --git a/pelican/utils.py b/pelican/utils.py
index 732b1830..864717ae 100644
--- a/pelican/utils.py
+++ b/pelican/utils.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 from codecs import open as _open
 from itertools import groupby
 from operator import attrgetter
-from pelican.log import *
+from pelican.log import warning, info
 
 
 def get_date(string):