diff --git a/textattack/search_methods/search_method.py b/textattack/search_methods/search_method.py
index 0950330e..a98abc2c 100644
--- a/textattack/search_methods/search_method.py
+++ b/textattack/search_methods/search_method.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 """
 
 
-from abc import ABC
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 
-from textattack.shared import AttackedText
+# from textattack.shared import AttackedText
 from textattack.shared.utils import ReprMixin