diff --git a/src/scyjava/_convert.py b/src/scyjava/_convert.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
import logging
import math
from bisect import insort
from pathlib import Path
from typing import Any, Callable, Dict, List, NamedTuple

@@ -677,7 +678,7 @@ def _stock_py_converters() -> List:
            priority=Priority.VERY_LOW,
        ),
    ]
-    if _import_pandas(required=False):
        converters.append(
            Converter(
                name="org.scijava.table.Table -> pandas.DataFrame",
@@ -716,7 +717,7 @@ def _stock_py_converters() -> List:
                ),
            ]
        )
-        if _import_numpy(required=False):
            converters.append(
                Converter(
                    name="primitive array -> numpy.ndarray",
@@ -803,16 +804,15 @@ def _jarray_shape(jarr):
    return shape


-def _import_numpy(required=True):
    try:
        import numpy as np

        return np
    except ImportError as e:
-        if required:
-            msg = "The NumPy library is missing (https://numpy.org/). "
-            msg += "Please install it before using this function."
-            raise RuntimeError(msg) from e


######################################
@@ -838,16 +838,15 @@ def _convert_table(obj: Any):
        return None


-def _import_pandas(required=True):
    try:
        import pandas as pd

        return pd
    except ImportError as e:
-        if required:
-            msg = "The Pandas library is missing (http://pandas.pydata.org/). "
-            msg += "Please install it before using this function."
-            raise RuntimeError(msg) from e


def _table_to_pandas(table):