diff --git a/services/identity/auditor/sql_database.go b/services/identity/auditor/sql_database.go
index aeb9af6..36a8edf 100644
--- a/services/identity/auditor/sql_database.go
+++ b/services/identity/auditor/sql_database.go
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
-	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 	"time"
 
 	"veyron.io/veyron/veyron2/vlog"
diff --git a/services/identity/identityd/main.go b/services/identity/identityd/main.go
index ccce46f..58a5a75 100644
--- a/services/identity/identityd/main.go
+++ b/services/identity/identityd/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 	"database/sql"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
+	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 	"html/template"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net"