diff --git a/GPy/plotting/__init__.py b/GPy/plotting/__init__.py
index dc15724e..7172543d 100644
--- a/GPy/plotting/__init__.py
+++ b/GPy/plotting/__init__.py
@@ -4,4 +4,8 @@
 try:
     from . import matplot_dep
 except (ImportError, NameError):
-    # Matplotlib not available
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+    # Matplotlib not available
+    import warnings
+    warnings.warn(ImportWarning("Matplotlib not available, install newest version of Matplotlib for plotting"))
+    #sys.modules['matplotlib'] =
+    #sys.modules[__name__+'.matplot_dep'] = ImportWarning("Matplotlib not available, install newest version of Matplotlib for plotting")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/GPy/testing/likelihood_tests.py b/GPy/testing/likelihood_tests.py
index 1d181040..1f634848 100644
--- a/GPy/testing/likelihood_tests.py
+++ b/GPy/testing/likelihood_tests.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ from GPy.models import GradientChecker
 import functools
 import inspect
 from GPy.likelihoods import link_functions
-from GPy.core.parameterization import Param
 from functools import partial
 fixed_seed = 7