diff --git a/jupyter_server/__main__.py b/jupyter_server/__main__.py
index 0df765623b..12eaa92455 100644
--- a/jupyter_server/__main__.py
+++ b/jupyter_server/__main__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-from __future__ import absolute_import
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     from jupyter_server import serverapp as app
diff --git a/jupyter_server/_sysinfo.py b/jupyter_server/_sysinfo.py
index d11c625cb6..731e09f8e3 100644
--- a/jupyter_server/_sysinfo.py
+++ b/jupyter_server/_sysinfo.py
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) Jupyter Development Team.
 # Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
 
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
 import os
 import platform
 import pprint
@@ -60,7 +58,7 @@ def pkg_commit_hash(pkg_path):
             else:
                 return u'', u''
         par_path = p.dirname(par_path)
-                
+
     return u'', u''
 
 
diff --git a/jupyter_server/utils.py b/jupyter_server/utils.py
index e6f0430a03..04b1175e9b 100644
--- a/jupyter_server/utils.py
+++ b/jupyter_server/utils.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 # Copyright (c) Jupyter Development Team.
 # Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 import asyncio
 import errno
 import inspect