diff --git a/aodh/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py b/aodh/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
index 613ce35bd..f28173e05 100644
--- a/aodh/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/aodh/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 # under the License.
 
 """SQLAlchemy storage backend."""
-
-from __future__ import absolute_import
 import copy
 import datetime
 import os.path
diff --git a/aodh/storage/sqlalchemy/alembic/env.py b/aodh/storage/sqlalchemy/alembic/env.py
index f35eb2813..6fe2e71e5 100644
--- a/aodh/storage/sqlalchemy/alembic/env.py
+++ b/aodh/storage/sqlalchemy/alembic/env.py
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 # 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 with_statement
 from alembic import context
 from logging.config import fileConfig