diff --git a/nova/cmd/common.py b/nova/cmd/common.py
index ab7b7c3ca205..c4302e5a9674 100644
--- a/nova/cmd/common.py
+++ b/nova/cmd/common.py
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
     Common functions used by different CLI interfaces.
 """
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 import argparse
 import traceback
 
diff --git a/nova/cmd/manage.py b/nova/cmd/manage.py
index 2e4e135ee0dd..e90246edd1ed 100644
--- a/nova/cmd/manage.py
+++ b/nova/cmd/manage.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
   CLI interface for nova management.
 """
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 import collections
 import functools
 import re
diff --git a/nova/cmd/status.py b/nova/cmd/status.py
index f9e1319c1abb..3c9c15fb3ff5 100644
--- a/nova/cmd/status.py
+++ b/nova/cmd/status.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 CLI interface for nova status commands.
 """
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 import collections
 import functools
 import sys
diff --git a/nova/crypto.py b/nova/crypto.py
index 5b96a0ef4b9a..f195bce4fa52 100644
--- a/nova/crypto.py
+++ b/nova/crypto.py
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
 Includes root and intermediate CAs, SSH key_pairs and x509 certificates.
 """
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 import base64
 import binascii
 import os
diff --git a/nova/image/glance.py b/nova/image/glance.py
index 5ed0d59d3005..91a3c77b01c7 100644
--- a/nova/image/glance.py
+++ b/nova/image/glance.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 
 """Implementation of an image service that uses Glance as the backend."""
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 import copy
 import inspect
 import itertools
diff --git a/nova/tests/fixtures.py b/nova/tests/fixtures.py
index ce66ddb77411..609fbd95f363 100644
--- a/nova/tests/fixtures.py
+++ b/nova/tests/fixtures.py
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 #    under the License.
 
 """Fixtures for Nova tests."""
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 import collections
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 import copy
diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/api_paste_fixture.py b/nova/tests/functional/api_paste_fixture.py
index 5c268c73070a..598b00f75175 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/api_paste_fixture.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/api_paste_fixture.py
@@ -11,8 +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 absolute_import
-
 import os
 
 import fixtures
diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/fixtures.py b/nova/tests/functional/fixtures.py
index 0a56bab4be7c..9a05aa9bb095 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/fixtures.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/fixtures.py
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 """Fixtures solely for functional tests."""
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 import fixtures
 from keystoneauth1 import adapter as ka
 from keystoneauth1 import session as ks
diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/test_compute_mgr.py b/nova/tests/functional/test_compute_mgr.py
index 151980ab888f..d6ca94b5c42c 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/test_compute_mgr.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/test_compute_mgr.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 import fixtures
 import mock
 
diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/test_metadata.py b/nova/tests/functional/test_metadata.py
index f29e04021375..bc5b680a2cd2 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/test_metadata.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/test_metadata.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 absolute_import
-
 import fixtures
 import jsonschema
 import os
diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/test_nova_manage.py b/nova/tests/functional/test_nova_manage.py
index 811224e96ec2..542b4f478473 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/test_nova_manage.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/test_nova_manage.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 #    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
-
 import collections
 import mock
 
diff --git a/nova/tests/functional/test_servers.py b/nova/tests/functional/test_servers.py
index ba83dc4f15b6..43364ad962b2 100644
--- a/nova/tests/functional/test_servers.py
+++ b/nova/tests/functional/test_servers.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 absolute_import
-
 import collections
 import copy
 import datetime
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/powervm/disk/test_ssp.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/powervm/disk/test_ssp.py
index 6e83640b1c0a..86705dc29b88 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/powervm/disk/test_ssp.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/powervm/disk/test_ssp.py
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 import fixtures
 import mock
 from oslo_utils import uuidutils
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/powervm/test_driver.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/powervm/test_driver.py
index 53cf89cbed07..25e99cd4b68e 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/powervm/test_driver.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/powervm/test_driver.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
 import contextlib
 
 import fixtures
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/powervm/test_media.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/powervm/test_media.py
index fe1d7efeec26..f98769e0dee1 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/powervm/test_media.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/powervm/test_media.py
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 import fixtures
 import mock
 from oslo_utils.fixture import uuidsentinel
diff --git a/nova/tests/unit/virt/powervm/test_vm.py b/nova/tests/unit/virt/powervm/test_vm.py
index d9d6e88bce1b..ab0f9c35e830 100644
--- a/nova/tests/unit/virt/powervm/test_vm.py
+++ b/nova/tests/unit/virt/powervm/test_vm.py
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@
 #    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 #    under the License.
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 import fixtures
 import mock
 from pypowervm import exceptions as pvm_exc
diff --git a/nova/wsgi.py b/nova/wsgi.py
index 07021f16c3fd..e9fb7500320b 100644
--- a/nova/wsgi.py
+++ b/nova/wsgi.py
@@ -17,8 +17,6 @@
 
 """Utility methods for working with WSGI servers."""
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 import os.path
 import socket
 import ssl
diff --git a/tools/db/schema_diff.py b/tools/db/schema_diff.py
index bb389532f053..b309d26725cf 100755
--- a/tools/db/schema_diff.py
+++ b/tools/db/schema_diff.py
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ Run like:
 
 """
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 import datetime
 import glob
 import os