diff --git a/tests/test_build.py b/tests/test_build.py
index b282b6291..9c73c08f0 100644
--- a/tests/test_build.py
+++ b/tests/test_build.py
@@ -10,13 +10,11 @@
 """
 
 import os
-import re
 import sys
 import difflib
 from StringIO import StringIO
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 
-from sphinx.builders.latex import LaTeXBuilder
 from sphinx.writers.latex import LaTeXTranslator
 
 from util import *
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ def test_latex(app):
     def kpsetest(filename):
         try:
             p = Popen(['kpsewhich', filename], stdout=PIPE)
-        except OSError, err:
+        except OSError:
             # no kpsewhich... either no tex distribution is installed or it is
             # a "strange" one -- don't bother running latex
             return None
@@ -91,7 +89,7 @@ def test_latex(app):
         try:
             p = Popen(['pdflatex', '--interaction=nonstopmode',
                        'SphinxTests.tex'], stdout=PIPE, stderr=PIPE)
-        except OSError, err:
+        except OSError:
             pass  # most likely pdflatex was not found
         else:
             stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
diff --git a/tests/test_env.py b/tests/test_env.py
index c863b52fd..4ecbaac49 100644
--- a/tests/test_env.py
+++ b/tests/test_env.py
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 
 from util import *
 
-from sphinx.environment import BuildEnvironment
 from sphinx.builders.html import StandaloneHTMLBuilder
 from sphinx.builders.latex import LaTeXBuilder
 
diff --git a/tests/test_intersphinx.py b/tests/test_intersphinx.py
index 87f2704af..5263d7244 100644
--- a/tests/test_intersphinx.py
+++ b/tests/test_intersphinx.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from docutils import nodes
 
 from sphinx import addnodes
 from sphinx.ext.intersphinx import read_inventory_v1, read_inventory_v2, \
-     fetch_inventory, load_mappings, missing_reference
+     load_mappings, missing_reference
 
 from util import *
 
diff --git a/tests/test_markup.py b/tests/test_markup.py
index 1b8385170..26c20cf91 100644
--- a/tests/test_markup.py
+++ b/tests/test_markup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ from util import *
 from docutils import frontend, utils, nodes
 from docutils.parsers import rst
 
-from sphinx import addnodes
 from sphinx.util import texescape
 from sphinx.writers.html import HTMLWriter, SmartyPantsHTMLTranslator
 from sphinx.writers.latex import LaTeXWriter, LaTeXTranslator
diff --git a/tests/test_metadata.py b/tests/test_metadata.py
index 1606deb42..8fb6cb214 100644
--- a/tests/test_metadata.py
+++ b/tests/test_metadata.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ from util import *
 
 from nose.tools import assert_equals
 
-from sphinx.environment import BuildEnvironment
 
 app = env = None
 warnings = []
diff --git a/tests/test_search.py b/tests/test_search.py
index 15257aebd..0b5b158b8 100644
--- a/tests/test_search.py
+++ b/tests/test_search.py
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@
     :license: BSD, see LICENSE for details.
 """
 
-from docutils import frontend, utils, nodes
+from docutils import frontend, utils
 from docutils.parsers import rst
 
 from sphinx.search import IndexBuilder
 
 
+settings = parser = None
+
 def setup_module():
     global settings, parser
     optparser = frontend.OptionParser(components=(rst.Parser,))
diff --git a/tests/util.py b/tests/util.py
index 81728a7aa..1b24af0e2 100644
--- a/tests/util.py
+++ b/tests/util.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 """
 
 import sys
-import os
 import StringIO
 import tempfile
 import shutil