diff --git a/boilingcore/output.go b/boilingcore/output.go
index d91f870a7..d546bdfa9 100644
--- a/boilingcore/output.go
+++ b/boilingcore/output.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/friendsofgo/errors"
 	"github.com/volatiletech/sqlboiler/v4/importers"
+	"golang.org/x/tools/imports"
 )
 
 // Copied from the go source
@@ -269,9 +270,15 @@ func executeTemplate(buf *bytes.Buffer, t *template.Template, name string, data
 }
 
 func formatBuffer(buf *bytes.Buffer) ([]byte, error) {
-	output, err := format.Source(buf.Bytes())
+	// format and process imports to remove unused ones
+	src, err := imports.Process("", buf.Bytes(), nil /* options */)
 	if err == nil {
-		return output, nil
+		var output []byte
+		// format the output
+		output, err = format.Source(src)
+		if err == nil {
+			return output, nil
+		}
 	}
 
 	matches := rgxSyntaxError.FindStringSubmatch(err.Error())
diff --git a/boilingcore/output_test.go b/boilingcore/output_test.go
index 354af46ad..dd57ef7f2 100644
--- a/boilingcore/output_test.go
+++ b/boilingcore/output_test.go
@@ -70,6 +70,44 @@ func TestFormatBuffer(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestFormatBufferWithUnusedImports(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	src := `
+	package main
+	
+	import (
+		"fmt"
+		"os"
+		"strings"
+	)
+	
+	func main() {
+		fmt.Println("Hello, World!")
+	}
+	`
+
+	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	fmt.Fprint(buf, src)
+
+	got, err := formatBuffer(buf)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	// expect strings import to be removed
+	var importsToBeRemoved = []string{"os", "strings"}
+	for _, imp := range importsToBeRemoved {
+		if strings.Contains(string(got), imp) {
+			t.Errorf("import %s should be removed", imp)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(string(got), "fmt") {
+		t.Error("fmt import should be present")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestOutputFilenameParts(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
diff --git a/testdata/psql_test_schema.sql b/testdata/psql_test_schema.sql
index 232776dbb..29ef41d89 100644
--- a/testdata/psql_test_schema.sql
+++ b/testdata/psql_test_schema.sql
@@ -455,3 +455,8 @@ CREATE TABLE "User" (
 
     PRIMARY KEY ("id")
 );
+
+-- Create view that joins jets and pilots
+-- https://github.com/volatiletech/sqlboiler/issues/1279
+CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW jets_pilots AS SELECT jets.id AS jet_id, jets.name as name, pilots.name AS pilot_name FROM jets AS jets LEFT JOIN pilots AS pilots ON pilots.id=jets.pilot_id;
+