diff --git a/analytics/lib/fixtures.py b/analytics/lib/fixtures.py
index ea8719e720d0f..f06c0be7cf97d 100644
--- a/analytics/lib/fixtures.py
+++ b/analytics/lib/fixtures.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from __future__ import division, absolute_import
+from __future__ import division
 
 from zerver.models import Realm, UserProfile, Stream, Message
 from analytics.models import InstallationCount, RealmCount, UserCount, StreamCount
diff --git a/confirmation/models.py b/confirmation/models.py
index 15b1dd5e6feba..73a055fe486db 100644
--- a/confirmation/models.py
+++ b/confirmation/models.py
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 # Copyright: (c) 2008, Jarek Zgoda <jarek.zgoda@gmail.com>
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 __revision__ = '$Id: models.py 28 2009-10-22 15:03:02Z jarek.zgoda $'
 
 import datetime
diff --git a/docs/webhook-walkthrough.md b/docs/webhook-walkthrough.md
index d6feb065dd055..8acc03e96d656 100644
--- a/docs/webhook-walkthrough.md
+++ b/docs/webhook-walkthrough.md
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ python file, `zerver/webhooks/mywebhook/view.py`.
 The Hello World integration is in `zerver/webhooks/helloworld/view.py`:
 
 ```
-from __future__ import absolute_import
 from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _
 from zerver.lib.actions import check_send_stream_message
 from zerver.lib.response import json_success, json_error
diff --git a/manage.py b/manage.py
index 06aedf9af6913..6e2c5d75603f3 100755
--- a/manage.py
+++ b/manage.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 import os
 import sys
 
diff --git a/scripts/get-django-setting b/scripts/get-django-setting
index b6b3ff5206472..7933f22a8f6b7 100755
--- a/scripts/get-django-setting
+++ b/scripts/get-django-setting
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 import os
 import sys
 
diff --git a/scripts/lib/email-mirror-postfix b/scripts/lib/email-mirror-postfix
index 112384d442be8..9ae24b0ade2bf 100755
--- a/scripts/lib/email-mirror-postfix
+++ b/scripts/lib/email-mirror-postfix
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ Also you can use optional keys to configure the script and change default values
 
 -t                  Disable sending request to the Zulip server. Default value: False.
 """
-from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import os
 import ssl
diff --git a/static/assets/favicon/generate b/static/assets/favicon/generate
index 54bdb2b0c8670..2ba9776be6ddd 100755
--- a/static/assets/favicon/generate
+++ b/static/assets/favicon/generate
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
-from __future__ import absolute_import
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 import subprocess
 from six.moves import range
diff --git a/tools/linter_lib/printer.py b/tools/linter_lib/printer.py
index b2e77c5f1b395..869b359f22867 100644
--- a/tools/linter_lib/printer.py
+++ b/tools/linter_lib/printer.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from __future__ import print_function, absolute_import
+from __future__ import print_function
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import sys
 import os
diff --git a/tools/lister.py b/tools/lister.py
index 003cc94709aa9..54dbc9cee1cbf 100755
--- a/tools/lister.py
+++ b/tools/lister.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 from __future__ import print_function
-from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import os
 import sys