diff --git a/ipaserver/dcerpc.py b/ipaserver/dcerpc.py
index 1a5a91208..4d86b7de6 100644
--- a/ipaserver/dcerpc.py
+++ b/ipaserver/dcerpc.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # Make sure we only run this module at the server where samba4-python
 # package is installed to avoid issues with unavailable modules
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import logging
 import re
diff --git a/ipaserver/dns_data_management.py b/ipaserver/dns_data_management.py
index 994326ada..9ef2e6c38 100644
--- a/ipaserver/dns_data_management.py
+++ b/ipaserver/dns_data_management.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2016  FreeIPA Contributors see COPYING for license
 #
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
+from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 import logging
 
diff --git a/ipatests/test_xmlrpc/test_external_members.py b/ipatests/test_xmlrpc/test_external_members.py
index e7263f5cb..aa76bc531 100644
--- a/ipatests/test_xmlrpc/test_external_members.py
+++ b/ipatests/test_xmlrpc/test_external_members.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ Test adding/removing external members (trusted domain objects) to IPA groups.
 These tests are skipped if trust is not established.
 """
 
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import unittest
 
 from ipalib import api