diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index fdddb93d0..80b193455 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -91,12 +91,17 @@ from packaging.specifiers import SpecifierSet
 from packaging.version import parse as parse_version
 import SCons
 
+from buildutils import (Option, PathOption, BoolOption, EnumOption, Configuration,
+                        logger, remove_directory, remove_file, test_results,
+                        add_RegressionTest, get_command_output, listify, which,
+                        ConfigBuilder, multi_glob, quoted, add_system_include,
+                        checkout_submodule, check_for_python, check_sundials,
+                        config_error, run_preprocessor, make_relative_path_absolute)
+
 # ensure that Python and SCons versions are sufficient for the build process
 EnsurePythonVersion(3, 7)
 EnsureSConsVersion(3, 0, 0)
 
-from buildutils import *
-
 if not COMMAND_LINE_TARGETS:
     # Print usage help
     logger.error("Missing command argument: type 'scons help' for information.")
@@ -1862,7 +1867,7 @@ cdefine('CT_USE_SYSTEM_YAMLCPP', 'system_yamlcpp')
 
 config_h_build = env.Command('build/src/config.h.build',
                              'include/cantera/base/config.h.in',
-                       ConfigBuilder(configh))
+                             ConfigBuilder(configh))
 # This separate copy operation, which SCons will skip if config.h.build is
 # unmodified, prevents unnecessary rebuilds of the precompiled header
 config_h = env.Command('include/cantera/base/config.h',
diff --git a/doc/SConscript b/doc/SConscript
index 83944fce8..eab4131b3 100644
--- a/doc/SConscript
+++ b/doc/SConscript
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-
 from collections import namedtuple
 from pathlib import Path
 import subprocess
-from buildutils import *
 from SCons import Errors
 
+from buildutils import multi_glob
+
 Import('env', 'build', 'install')
 
 localenv = env.Clone()
diff --git a/interfaces/cython/SConscript b/interfaces/cython/SConscript
index 6cb7fe9eb..5fa33f05d 100644
--- a/interfaces/cython/SConscript
+++ b/interfaces/cython/SConscript
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 import re
 from pathlib import Path
 from packaging.version import parse as parse_version
-from buildutils import *
+
+from buildutils import (get_command_output, which, multi_glob,
+                        get_pip_install_location, setup_python_env)
 
 Import('env', 'build', 'install')
 
diff --git a/platform/posix/SConscript b/platform/posix/SConscript
index cd58c7eff..10ac9e0de 100644
--- a/platform/posix/SConscript
+++ b/platform/posix/SConscript
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import os
-
-from buildutils import *
+from buildutils import multi_glob, compiler_flag_list
 
 Import('env', 'build', 'install')
 localenv = env.Clone()
diff --git a/samples/clib/SConscript b/samples/clib/SConscript
index 02f37921f..926e3e803 100644
--- a/samples/clib/SConscript
+++ b/samples/clib/SConscript
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-from os.path import join as pjoin, relpath
-from buildutils import *
+from buildutils import quoted, compiler_flag_list
 
 Import('env', 'install', 'buildSample')
 localenv = env.Clone()
diff --git a/samples/cxx/SConscript b/samples/cxx/SConscript
index 48b594512..7df142e6f 100644
--- a/samples/cxx/SConscript
+++ b/samples/cxx/SConscript
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 from os.path import join as pjoin
-import os
-from buildutils import *
 from collections import namedtuple
 
+from buildutils import logger, multi_glob, quoted, compiler_flag_list
+
 Import('env', 'build', 'install', 'buildSample')
 
 Sample = namedtuple(
diff --git a/samples/f77/SConscript b/samples/f77/SConscript
index 1fa20bce9..1c9e0ca17 100644
--- a/samples/f77/SConscript
+++ b/samples/f77/SConscript
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-from os.path import join as pjoin, relpath
-from buildutils import *
+from buildutils import compiler_flag_list
 
 Import('env', 'install', 'buildSample')
 localenv = env.Clone()
diff --git a/samples/f90/SConscript b/samples/f90/SConscript
index 7f6a6e6d7..1eaf386c7 100644
--- a/samples/f90/SConscript
+++ b/samples/f90/SConscript
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-from os.path import join as pjoin, relpath
-from buildutils import *
+from os.path import join as pjoin
+
+from buildutils import quoted
 
 Import('env', 'install', 'buildSample')
 localenv = env.Clone()
diff --git a/src/SConscript b/src/SConscript
index a6b4bf999..b7f665285 100644
--- a/src/SConscript
+++ b/src/SConscript
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-from buildutils import *
-from pathlib import Path
 import re
 
+from buildutils import (logger, remove_file, multi_glob, get_spawn,
+                        add_system_include, setup_python_env)
+
 Import('env', 'build', 'install', 'libraryTargets')
 
 def defaultSetup(env, subdir, extensions):
diff --git a/src/fortran/SConscript b/src/fortran/SConscript
index b0eeb05dc..dae39c895 100644
--- a/src/fortran/SConscript
+++ b/src/fortran/SConscript
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from buildutils import *
+from buildutils import multi_glob, get_spawn
 
 Import('env', 'build', 'install')
 
diff --git a/test/SConscript b/test/SConscript
index a3f4b0b29..823ccc13a 100644
--- a/test/SConscript
+++ b/test/SConscript
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from os.path import join as pjoin
 import time
 import sys
 
-from buildutils import *
+from buildutils import logger, test_results, multi_glob
 
 Import('env','build','install')
 localenv = env.Clone()
diff --git a/test_problems/SConscript b/test_problems/SConscript
index ce41236ec..0481b0caa 100644
--- a/test_problems/SConscript
+++ b/test_problems/SConscript
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import os
 from os.path import join as pjoin
-from buildutils import *
+
+from buildutils import test_results, multi_glob
 
 Import('env','build','install')
 localenv = env.Clone()