diff --git a/docling/models/easyocr_model.py b/docling/models/easyocr_model.py
index 9b1b2a0..0eccb98 100644
--- a/docling/models/easyocr_model.py
+++ b/docling/models/easyocr_model.py
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ import zipfile
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Iterable, List, Optional
 
-import httpx
 import numpy
-import torch
 from docling_core.types.doc import BoundingBox, CoordOrigin
 
 from docling.datamodel.base_models import Cell, OcrCell, Page
diff --git a/docling/models/picture_description_api_model.py b/docling/models/picture_description_api_model.py
index 6c7e02f..86b7694 100644
--- a/docling/models/picture_description_api_model.py
+++ b/docling/models/picture_description_api_model.py
@@ -3,11 +3,7 @@ import io
 import logging
 from typing import Iterable, List, Optional
 
-import httpx
-from docling_core.types.doc import PictureItem
-from docling_core.types.doc.document import (  # TODO: move import to docling_core.types.doc
-    PictureDescriptionData,
-)
+import requests
 from PIL import Image
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
 
@@ -90,13 +86,13 @@ class PictureDescriptionApiModel(PictureDescriptionBaseModel):
                 **self.options.params,
             }
 
-            r = httpx.post(
+            r = requests.post(
                 str(self.options.url),
                 headers=self.options.headers,
                 json=payload,
                 timeout=self.options.timeout,
             )
-            if not r.is_success:
+            if not r.ok:
                 _log.error(f"Error calling the API. Reponse was {r.text}")
             r.raise_for_status()