diff --git a/scripts/ccpp_capgen.py b/scripts/ccpp_capgen.py
index e14e4542..ef512c33 100755
--- a/scripts/ccpp_capgen.py
+++ b/scripts/ccpp_capgen.py
@@ -6,10 +6,6 @@
 """
 
 # Python library imports
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 import sys
 import os
 import logging
diff --git a/scripts/ccpp_fortran_to_metadata.py b/scripts/ccpp_fortran_to_metadata.py
index afb3597d..56d466e4 100755
--- a/scripts/ccpp_fortran_to_metadata.py
+++ b/scripts/ccpp_fortran_to_metadata.py
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@
 #pylint: enable=anomalous-backslash-in-string
 
 # Python library imports
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 import argparse
 import sys
 import os
diff --git a/scripts/file_utils.py b/scripts/file_utils.py
index 669922b9..1cad8338 100644
--- a/scripts/file_utils.py
+++ b/scripts/file_utils.py
@@ -5,9 +5,6 @@
 """
 
 # Python library imports
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
-
 import filecmp
 import glob
 import os
diff --git a/scripts/fortran_tools/__init__.py b/scripts/fortran_tools/__init__.py
index 904581b4..8626a9b1 100644
--- a/scripts/fortran_tools/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/fortran_tools/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 """Public API for the fortran_parser library
 """
-from __future__ import absolute_import
 import sys
 import os.path
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(__file__))
diff --git a/scripts/mkcap.py b/scripts/mkcap.py
index 69c2292a..c5e88362 100755
--- a/scripts/mkcap.py
+++ b/scripts/mkcap.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 # from a scheme xml file.
 #
 
-from __future__ import print_function
 import copy
 import logging
 import os
diff --git a/scripts/parse_tools/__init__.py b/scripts/parse_tools/__init__.py
index 6590e3f7..4d7ec792 100644
--- a/scripts/parse_tools/__init__.py
+++ b/scripts/parse_tools/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 """Public API for the parse_tools library
 """
-from __future__ import absolute_import
 import sys
 import os.path
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.dirname(__file__))
diff --git a/scripts/parse_tools/xml_tools.py b/scripts/parse_tools/xml_tools.py
index dfeb9e7a..d9210038 100644
--- a/scripts/parse_tools/xml_tools.py
+++ b/scripts/parse_tools/xml_tools.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 """
 
 # Python library imports
-from __future__ import print_function
 import os
 import re
 import shutil