diff --git a/src/image-loader.module.ts b/src/image-loader.module.ts
index 584e9d8..1a26ade 100644
--- a/src/image-loader.module.ts
+++ b/src/image-loader.module.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { ModuleWithProviders, NgModule } from '@angular/core';
 import { ImgLoader } from './components/img-loader';
 import { ImageLoader } from './providers/image-loader';
-import { ImageAttribute } from './components/image-attribute';
 import { ImageLoaderConfig } from './providers/image-loader-config';
 import { IonicModule } from 'ionic-angular';
 import { File } from '@ionic-native/file';
diff --git a/src/providers/image-loader.ts b/src/providers/image-loader.ts
index d619691..975ad78 100644
--- a/src/providers/image-loader.ts
+++ b/src/providers/image-loader.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { DirectoryEntry, File, FileEntry, FileError } from '@ionic-native/file';
 import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
 import { normalizeURL, Platform } from 'ionic-angular';
 import { ImageLoaderConfig } from './image-loader-config';
-import { Observable } from 'rxjs/Observable';
+import { fromEvent } from 'rxjs/observable/fromEvent';
 import 'rxjs/add/operator/first';
 
 interface IndexItem {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ export class ImageLoader {
       this.isInit = true;
       this.throwWarning('You are running on a browser or using livereload, IonicImageLoader will not function, falling back to browser loading.');
     } else {
-      Observable.fromEvent(document, 'deviceready').first().subscribe(res => {
+      fromEvent(document, 'deviceready').first().subscribe(res => {
         if (this.nativeAvailable) {
           this.initCache();
         } else {