diff --git a/monasca_agent/collector/checks/check.py b/monasca_agent/collector/checks/check.py
index daae0235..706262fd 100644
--- a/monasca_agent/collector/checks/check.py
+++ b/monasca_agent/collector/checks/check.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 If you are writing your own checks you should subclass the AgentCheck class.
 The Check class is being deprecated so don't write new checks with it.
 """
-# This file uses 'print' as a function rather than a statement, a la Python3
-from __future__ import print_function
 
 import logging
 import os
diff --git a/monasca_agent/collector/checks_d/docker.py b/monasca_agent/collector/checks_d/docker.py
index 2931b56f..b1af9680 100644
--- a/monasca_agent/collector/checks_d/docker.py
+++ b/monasca_agent/collector/checks_d/docker.py
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 import os
 import re