diff --git a/offlineimap/folder/Base.py b/offlineimap/folder/Base.py
index 5d81af4..1113ce7 100644
--- a/offlineimap/folder/Base.py
+++ b/offlineimap/folder/Base.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import os.path
 import re
 from sys import exc_info
 
-from offlineimap import threadutil, emailutil
+from offlineimap import threadutil
 from offlineimap import globals
 from offlineimap.ui import getglobalui
 from offlineimap.error import OfflineImapError
diff --git a/offlineimap/folder/Maildir.py b/offlineimap/folder/Maildir.py
index f1b8e8e..d574ce5 100644
--- a/offlineimap/folder/Maildir.py
+++ b/offlineimap/folder/Maildir.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import socket
 import time
 import re
 import os
+import emailutil
 from sys import exc_info
 from .Base import BaseFolder
 from threading import Lock