diff --git a/ipalib/install/sysrestore.py b/ipalib/install/sysrestore.py
index b1bf4b912..5c2195689 100644
--- a/ipalib/install/sysrestore.py
+++ b/ipalib/install/sysrestore.py
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ import random
 
 import six
 # pylint: disable=import-error
-from six.moves.configparser import SafeConfigParser
+if six.PY3:
+    # The SafeConfigParser class has been renamed to ConfigParser in Py3
+    from configparser import ConfigParser as SafeConfigParser
+else:
+    from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
 # pylint: enable=import-error
 
 from ipaplatform.tasks import tasks
diff --git a/ipaserver/install/installutils.py b/ipaserver/install/installutils.py
index d2283af20..15ab65974 100644
--- a/ipaserver/install/installutils.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/installutils.py
@@ -41,7 +41,12 @@ import ldap
 import ldapurl
 import six
 # pylint: disable=import-error
-from six.moves.configparser import SafeConfigParser, NoOptionError
+if six.PY3:
+    # The SafeConfigParser class has been renamed to ConfigParser in Py3
+    from configparser import ConfigParser as SafeConfigParser
+else:
+    from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
+from six.moves.configparser import NoOptionError
 # pylint: enable=import-error
 
 from ipalib.install import sysrestore
diff --git a/ipaserver/install/ipa_backup.py b/ipaserver/install/ipa_backup.py
index f8cdd56d2..f17de1e6f 100644
--- a/ipaserver/install/ipa_backup.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/ipa_backup.py
@@ -23,8 +23,13 @@ import tempfile
 import time
 import pwd
 
+import six
 # pylint: disable=import-error
-from six.moves.configparser import SafeConfigParser
+if six.PY3:
+    # The SafeConfigParser class has been renamed to ConfigParser in Py3
+    from configparser import ConfigParser as SafeConfigParser
+else:
+    from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
 # pylint: enable=import-error
 
 from ipaplatform.paths import paths
diff --git a/ipaserver/install/ipa_replica_prepare.py b/ipaserver/install/ipa_replica_prepare.py
index d4456dd79..fcb652859 100644
--- a/ipaserver/install/ipa_replica_prepare.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/ipa_replica_prepare.py
@@ -30,8 +30,13 @@ from optparse import OptionGroup, SUPPRESS_HELP
 # pylint: enable=deprecated-module
 
 import dns.resolver
+import six
 # pylint: disable=import-error
-from six.moves.configparser import SafeConfigParser
+if six.PY3:
+    # The SafeConfigParser class has been renamed to ConfigParser in Py3
+    from configparser import ConfigParser as SafeConfigParser
+else:
+    from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
 # pylint: enable=import-error
 
 from ipaserver.install import certs, installutils, bindinstance, dsinstance, ca
diff --git a/ipaserver/install/ipa_restore.py b/ipaserver/install/ipa_restore.py
index f786c746b..ea308dba4 100644
--- a/ipaserver/install/ipa_restore.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/ipa_restore.py
@@ -25,8 +25,13 @@ import pwd
 import ldif
 import itertools
 
+import six
 # pylint: disable=import-error
-from six.moves.configparser import SafeConfigParser
+if six.PY3:
+    # The SafeConfigParser class has been renamed to ConfigParser in Py3
+    from configparser import ConfigParser as SafeConfigParser
+else:
+    from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
 # pylint: enable=import-error
 
 from ipaclient.install.client import update_ipa_nssdb
@@ -715,7 +720,11 @@ class Restore(admintool.AdminTool):
         self.backup_host = config.get('ipa', 'host')
         self.backup_ipa_version = config.get('ipa', 'ipa_version')
         self.backup_version = config.get('ipa', 'version')
+        # pylint: disable=no-member
+        # we can assume that returned object is string and it has .split()
+        # method
         self.backup_services = config.get('ipa', 'services').split(',')
+        # pylint: enable=no-member
 
 
     def extract_backup(self, keyring=None):
diff --git a/ipaserver/install/server/upgrade.py b/ipaserver/install/server/upgrade.py
index db8635316..e8ceafa31 100644
--- a/ipaserver/install/server/upgrade.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/server/upgrade.py
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ import dns.exception
 
 import six
 # pylint: disable=import-error
-from six.moves.configparser import SafeConfigParser
+if six.PY3:
+    # The SafeConfigParser class has been renamed to ConfigParser in Py3
+    from configparser import ConfigParser as SafeConfigParser
+else:
+    from ConfigParser import SafeConfigParser
 # pylint: enable=import-error
 
 from ipalib import api