diff --git a/gns3server/handlers/qemu_handler.py b/gns3server/handlers/qemu_handler.py
index c170f7f6..a802e3b2 100644
--- a/gns3server/handlers/qemu_handler.py
+++ b/gns3server/handlers/qemu_handler.py
@@ -292,6 +292,5 @@ class QEMUHandler:
         output=QEMU_BINARY_LIST_SCHEMA)
     def list_binaries(request, response):
 
-        qemu_manager = Qemu.instance()
         binaries = yield from Qemu.binary_list()
         response.json(binaries)
diff --git a/gns3server/modules/qemu/qemu_vm.py b/gns3server/modules/qemu/qemu_vm.py
index 6b491c76..eb4ab118 100644
--- a/gns3server/modules/qemu/qemu_vm.py
+++ b/gns3server/modules/qemu/qemu_vm.py
@@ -25,19 +25,12 @@ import shutil
 import random
 import subprocess
 import shlex
-import ntpath
-import telnetlib
-import time
-import re
 import asyncio
 
-from gns3server.config import Config
-
 from .qemu_error import QemuError
 from ..adapters.ethernet_adapter import EthernetAdapter
 from ..nios.nio_udp import NIO_UDP
 from ..base_vm import BaseVM
-from ...utils.asyncio import subprocess_check_output
 from ...schemas.qemu import QEMU_OBJECT_SCHEMA
 
 import logging
diff --git a/gns3server/schemas/iou.py b/gns3server/schemas/iou.py
index e495af5e..9a19c229 100644
--- a/gns3server/schemas/iou.py
+++ b/gns3server/schemas/iou.py
@@ -288,12 +288,7 @@ IOU_INITIAL_CONFIG_SCHEMA = {
             "type": ["string", "null"],
             "minLength": 1,
         },
-        "path": {
-            "description": "Relative path on the server of the initial configuration file",
-            "type": ["string", "null"],
-            "minLength": 1,
-        },
     },
     "additionalProperties": False,
-    "required": ["content", "path"]
+    "required": ["content"]
 }