diff --git a/src/etapi/branches.js b/src/etapi/branches.js
index be6d9f516..bac449322 100644
--- a/src/etapi/branches.js
+++ b/src/etapi/branches.js
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ const becca = require("../becca/becca");
 const eu = require("./etapi_utils");
 const mappers = require("./mappers");
 const Branch = require("../becca/entities/branch");
-const noteService = require("../services/notes");
-const TaskContext = require("../services/task_context");
 const entityChangesService = require("../services/entity_changes");
 const v = require("./validators");
 
diff --git a/src/etapi/etapi_utils.js b/src/etapi/etapi_utils.js
index c5b1f43fd..e07fbb4da 100644
--- a/src/etapi/etapi_utils.js
+++ b/src/etapi/etapi_utils.js
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ function getAndCheckAttribute(attributeId) {
 function validateAndPatch(target, source, allowedProperties) {
     for (const key of Object.keys(source)) {
         if (!(key in allowedProperties)) {
-            throw new EtapiError(400, "PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED", `Property '${key}' is not allowed for PATCH.`);
+            throw new EtapiError(400, "PROPERTY_NOT_ALLOWED", `Property '${key}' is not allowed for this method.`);
         }
         else {
             for (const validator of allowedProperties[key]) {