diff --git a/utils/sign_file.py b/utils/sign_file.py
index 41c5afc5..af63b0dd 100755
--- a/utils/sign_file.py
+++ b/utils/sign_file.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 A script that creates signed Python files.
 """
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 import os
 import argparse
 import subprocess
@@ -94,7 +92,7 @@ def parse_args():
                         help='Files you wish to sign')
 
     parser.add_argument('--overwrite', action='store_true',
-                        dest='overwrite', default=False, 
+                        dest='overwrite', default=False,
                         help='Overwrite the original file'
                              ' (sign the original file)')
 
diff --git a/waflib/Scripting.py b/waflib/Scripting.py
index 1bb074e4..296e0125 100644
--- a/waflib/Scripting.py
+++ b/waflib/Scripting.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 "Module called for configuring, compiling and installing targets"
 
-from __future__ import with_statement
-
 import os, shlex, shutil, traceback, errno, sys, stat
 from waflib import Utils, Configure, Logs, Options, ConfigSet, Context, Errors, Build, Node
 
diff --git a/waflib/Tools/c_config.py b/waflib/Tools/c_config.py
index 8b8b89eb..1b55b7ab 100644
--- a/waflib/Tools/c_config.py
+++ b/waflib/Tools/c_config.py
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 C/C++/D configuration helpers
 """
 
-from __future__ import with_statement
-
 import os, re, shlex
 from waflib import Build, Utils, Task, Options, Logs, Errors, Runner
 from waflib.TaskGen import after_method, feature
diff --git a/waflib/Tools/intltool.py b/waflib/Tools/intltool.py
index af95ba80..419911b3 100644
--- a/waflib/Tools/intltool.py
+++ b/waflib/Tools/intltool.py
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ Usage::
 Usage of the :py:mod:`waflib.Tools.gnu_dirs` is recommended, but not obligatory.
 """
 
-from __future__ import with_statement
-
 import os, re
 from waflib import Context, Task, Utils, Logs
 import waflib.Tools.ccroot
diff --git a/waflib/Tools/qt5.py b/waflib/Tools/qt5.py
index 727f9896..2120a84f 100644
--- a/waflib/Tools/qt5.py
+++ b/waflib/Tools/qt5.py
@@ -102,8 +102,6 @@ To use Qt6 set the want_qt6 attribute, ie:
     conf.want_qt6 = True;
 """
 
-from __future__ import with_statement
-
 try:
 	from xml.sax import make_parser
 	from xml.sax.handler import ContentHandler
diff --git a/waflib/Utils.py b/waflib/Utils.py
index 02f9dbaf..034d625e 100644
--- a/waflib/Utils.py
+++ b/waflib/Utils.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ The portability fixes try to provide a consistent behavior of the Waf API
 through Python versions 2.5 to 3.X and across different platforms (win32, linux, etc)
 """
 
-from __future__ import with_statement
-
 import atexit, os, sys, errno, inspect, re, datetime, platform, base64, signal, functools, time, shlex
 
 try:
diff --git a/waflib/extras/cpplint.py b/waflib/extras/cpplint.py
index 1302d210..17d4ac39 100644
--- a/waflib/extras/cpplint.py
+++ b/waflib/extras/cpplint.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ When using this tool, the wscript will look like:
         bld(features='cpplint', source=bld.path.ant_glob('**/*.hpp'))
 '''
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
 import sys, re
 import logging
 from waflib import Errors, Task, TaskGen, Logs, Options, Node, Utils
diff --git a/wscript b/wscript
index e9cb87ff..ec1fe63f 100644
--- a/wscript
+++ b/wscript
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ To add a tool that does not exist in the folder compat15, pass an absolute path:
 ./waf-light  --tools=compat15,/comp/waf/aba.py --prelude=$'\tfrom waflib.extras import aba\n\taba.foo()'
 """
 
-from __future__ import with_statement
-
 VERSION="2.1.3"
 APPNAME='waf'
 REVISION=''