diff --git a/monasca_common/kafka_lib/consumer/base.py b/monasca_common/kafka_lib/consumer/base.py
index 06098c59..2d722565 100644
--- a/monasca_common/kafka_lib/consumer/base.py
+++ b/monasca_common/kafka_lib/consumer/base.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 import atexit
 import logging
 import numbers
diff --git a/monasca_common/kafka_lib/consumer/kafka.py b/monasca_common/kafka_lib/consumer/kafka.py
index f651ed5a..ed8fbca1 100644
--- a/monasca_common/kafka_lib/consumer/kafka.py
+++ b/monasca_common/kafka_lib/consumer/kafka.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 from collections import namedtuple
 from copy import deepcopy
 import logging
diff --git a/monasca_common/kafka_lib/consumer/multiprocess.py b/monasca_common/kafka_lib/consumer/multiprocess.py
index 8e22f61e..b964763b 100644
--- a/monasca_common/kafka_lib/consumer/multiprocess.py
+++ b/monasca_common/kafka_lib/consumer/multiprocess.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 from collections import namedtuple
 import logging
 from multiprocessing import Process, Manager as MPManager
diff --git a/monasca_common/kafka_lib/consumer/simple.py b/monasca_common/kafka_lib/consumer/simple.py
index cf1dbbd8..51ecbb61 100644
--- a/monasca_common/kafka_lib/consumer/simple.py
+++ b/monasca_common/kafka_lib/consumer/simple.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 try:
     from itertools import zip_longest as izip_longest, repeat  # pylint: disable-msg=E0611
 except ImportError:
diff --git a/monasca_common/kafka_lib/producer/base.py b/monasca_common/kafka_lib/producer/base.py
index 18b32b60..29acebef 100644
--- a/monasca_common/kafka_lib/producer/base.py
+++ b/monasca_common/kafka_lib/producer/base.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 import atexit
 import logging
 import time
diff --git a/monasca_common/kafka_lib/producer/keyed.py b/monasca_common/kafka_lib/producer/keyed.py
index b923594b..798a7e2e 100644
--- a/monasca_common/kafka_lib/producer/keyed.py
+++ b/monasca_common/kafka_lib/producer/keyed.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 import logging
 import warnings
 
diff --git a/monasca_common/kafka_lib/producer/simple.py b/monasca_common/kafka_lib/producer/simple.py
index 85101858..66e42826 100644
--- a/monasca_common/kafka_lib/producer/simple.py
+++ b/monasca_common/kafka_lib/producer/simple.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@
 # License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 from itertools import cycle
 import logging
 import random