diff --git a/gradio/components.py b/gradio/components.py
index 18faaaf86c..63177e830b 100644
--- a/gradio/components.py
+++ b/gradio/components.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import pandas as pd
 import PIL
 from ffmpy import FFmpeg
 
-from gradio import Interface, processing_utils, test_data
+from gradio import processing_utils, test_data
 from gradio.blocks import Block
 
 
@@ -2387,7 +2387,7 @@ class Button(Component):
 # TODO: (faruk) does this take component or interface as a input?
 # see this line in Carousel
 # self.components = [get_component_instance(component) for component in components]
-def get_component_instance(iface: Interface):
+def get_component_instance(iface: "Interface"):
     # TODO: function may not work properly, and it needs updates regarding its design. See:
     # https://github.com/gradio-app/gradio/issues/731
     if isinstance(iface, str):
diff --git a/gradio/interface.py b/gradio/interface.py
index 09756afc84..dfe03445c9 100644
--- a/gradio/interface.py
+++ b/gradio/interface.py
@@ -20,13 +20,9 @@ from mdit_py_plugins.footnote import footnote_plugin
 from gradio import interpretation, utils
 from gradio.external import load_from_pipeline, load_interface  # type: ignore
 from gradio.flagging import CSVLogger, FlaggingCallback  # type: ignore
-from gradio.inputs import InputComponent
 from gradio.inputs import State as i_State  # type: ignore
-from gradio.inputs import get_input_instance
 from gradio.launchable import Launchable
-from gradio.outputs import OutputComponent
 from gradio.outputs import State as o_State  # type: ignore
-from gradio.outputs import get_output_instance
 from gradio.process_examples import load_from_cache, process_example
 from gradio.routes import predict