diff --git a/contrib/check-events b/contrib/check-events
index 951248da..0d401f18 100755
--- a/contrib/check-events
+++ b/contrib/check-events
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 
-from __future__ import print_function
 from pprint import pprint
 
 import argparse
diff --git a/qubes/backup.py b/qubes/backup.py
index 118e2a0e..27e511e1 100644
--- a/qubes/backup.py
+++ b/qubes/backup.py
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 # License along with this library; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 #
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
 import asyncio
 import datetime
diff --git a/qubes/rngdoc.py b/qubes/rngdoc.py
index eeb11864..f53f2160 100755
--- a/qubes/rngdoc.py
+++ b/qubes/rngdoc.py
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 # License along with this library; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 import sys
 import textwrap
 
diff --git a/qubes/storage/__init__.py b/qubes/storage/__init__.py
index f71c2a7b..115aea4e 100644
--- a/qubes/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/qubes/storage/__init__.py
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 
 """ Qubes storage system"""
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 import inspect
 import os
 import os.path
diff --git a/qubes/storage/file.py b/qubes/storage/file.py
index c4ef05a5..48d0e0f9 100644
--- a/qubes/storage/file.py
+++ b/qubes/storage/file.py
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@
 
 ''' This module contains pool implementations backed by file images'''
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 import os
 import os.path
 import re
diff --git a/qubes/tools/__init__.py b/qubes/tools/__init__.py
index 220a8bd0..8ebc72be 100644
--- a/qubes/tools/__init__.py
+++ b/qubes/tools/__init__.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 '''Qubes' command line tools
 '''
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 import argparse
 import importlib
 import logging
diff --git a/qubes/vm/qubesvm.py b/qubes/vm/qubesvm.py
index d30012ee..11ecbeaa 100644
--- a/qubes/vm/qubesvm.py
+++ b/qubes/vm/qubesvm.py
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 # License along with this library; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 import asyncio
 import base64
 import grp