diff --git a/skimage/restoration/_denoise.py b/skimage/restoration/_denoise.py
index da55dfc1..c678969c 100644
--- a/skimage/restoration/_denoise.py
+++ b/skimage/restoration/_denoise.py
@@ -57,12 +57,8 @@ def denoise_bilateral(image, win_size=5, sigma_range=None, sigma_spatial=1,
     Example
     -------
     >>> from skimage import data, img_as_float
-    >>> from skimage.restoration import denoise_bilateral
-    >>> import numpy as np
-    >>>
     >>> astro = img_as_float(data.astronaut())
     >>> astro = astro[220:300, 220:320]
-    >>>
     >>> noisy = astro + 0.6 * astro.std() * np.random.random(astro.shape)
     >>> noisy = np.clip(noisy, 0, 1)
     >>> denoised = denoise_bilateral(noisy, sigma_range=0.05, sigma_spatial=15)