diff --git a/designate/tests/fixtures.py b/designate/tests/fixtures.py
index 516e84141..76d4e479d 100644
--- a/designate/tests/fixtures.py
+++ b/designate/tests/fixtures.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 # WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
-from __future__ import absolute_import
 from unittest import mock
 
 import logging as std_logging
diff --git a/tools/install_venv_common.py b/tools/install_venv_common.py
index e279159ab..4cc27b07e 100644
--- a/tools/install_venv_common.py
+++ b/tools/install_venv_common.py
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ environment, it should be kept strictly compatible with Python 2.6.
 Synced in from openstack-common
 """
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 import optparse
 import os
 import subprocess
diff --git a/tools/pretty_flake8.py b/tools/pretty_flake8.py
index ca7a481dc..55af9ef81 100755
--- a/tools/pretty_flake8.py
+++ b/tools/pretty_flake8.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 #    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
-from __future__ import print_function
 
 import re
 import sys