diff --git a/lib/ansible/executor/module_common.py b/lib/ansible/executor/module_common.py
index 5658af38182..912d60d3d3c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/executor/module_common.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/executor/module_common.py
@@ -50,13 +50,8 @@ from ansible.executor import action_write_locks
 from ansible.utils.display import Display
 from collections import namedtuple
 
-
-try:
-    import importlib.util
-    import importlib.machinery
-    imp = None
-except ImportError:
-    import imp
+import importlib.util
+import importlib.machinery
 
 # if we're on a Python that doesn't have FNFError, redefine it as IOError (since that's what we'll see)
 try:
@@ -812,34 +807,14 @@ class LegacyModuleUtilLocator(ModuleUtilLocatorBase):
             paths = [os.path.join(p, *rel_name_parts[:-1]) for p in
                      self._mu_paths]  # extend the MU paths with the relative bit
 
-        if imp is None:  # python3 find module
-            # find_spec needs the full module name
-            self._info = info = importlib.machinery.PathFinder.find_spec('.'.join(name_parts), paths)
-            if info is not None and os.path.splitext(info.origin)[1] in importlib.machinery.SOURCE_SUFFIXES:
-                self.is_package = info.origin.endswith('/__init__.py')
-                path = info.origin
-            else:
-                return False
-            self.source_code = _slurp(path)
-        else:  # python2 find module
-            try:
-                # imp just wants the leaf module/package name being searched for
-                info = imp.find_module(name_parts[-1], paths)
-            except ImportError:
-                return False
-
-            if info[2][2] == imp.PY_SOURCE:
-                fd = info[0]
-            elif info[2][2] == imp.PKG_DIRECTORY:
-                self.is_package = True
-                fd = open(os.path.join(info[1], '__init__.py'))
-            else:
-                return False
-
-            try:
-                self.source_code = fd.read()
-            finally:
-                fd.close()
+        # find_spec needs the full module name
+        self._info = info = importlib.machinery.PathFinder.find_spec('.'.join(name_parts), paths)
+        if info is not None and os.path.splitext(info.origin)[1] in importlib.machinery.SOURCE_SUFFIXES:
+            self.is_package = info.origin.endswith('/__init__.py')
+            path = info.origin
+        else:
+            return False
+        self.source_code = _slurp(path)
 
         return True
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/loader.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/loader.py
index c9cba055b93..59ebd4b142f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/loader.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/loader.py
@@ -38,11 +38,7 @@ except ImportError:
     SpecifierSet = None
     Version = None
 
-try:
-    import importlib.util
-    imp = None
-except ImportError:
-    import imp
+import importlib.util
 
 display = Display()
 
@@ -788,15 +784,10 @@ class PluginLoader:
 
         with warnings.catch_warnings():
             warnings.simplefilter("ignore", RuntimeWarning)
-            if imp is None:
-                spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(to_native(full_name), to_native(path))
-                module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
-                spec.loader.exec_module(module)
-                sys.modules[full_name] = module
-            else:
-                with open(to_bytes(path), 'rb') as module_file:
-                    # to_native is used here because imp.load_source's path is for tracebacks and python's traceback formatting uses native strings
-                    module = imp.load_source(to_native(full_name), to_native(path), module_file)
+            spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(to_native(full_name), to_native(path))
+            module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+            spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+            sys.modules[full_name] = module
         return module
 
     def _update_object(self, obj, name, path, redirected_names=None):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/hashing.py b/lib/ansible/utils/hashing.py
index 1fd4457e80d..71300d6192b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/hashing.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/hashing.py
@@ -23,15 +23,11 @@ import os
 
 from hashlib import sha1
 
-# Backwards compat only
 try:
     from hashlib import md5 as _md5
 except ImportError:
-    try:
-        from md5 import md5 as _md5
-    except ImportError:
-        # Assume we're running in FIPS mode here
-        _md5 = None
+    # Assume we're running in FIPS mode here
+    _md5 = None
 
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes
diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/multiprocessing.py b/lib/ansible/utils/multiprocessing.py
index dcc186597aa..2912f71230c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/multiprocessing.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/multiprocessing.py
@@ -14,8 +14,4 @@ import multiprocessing
 #
 # This exists in utils to allow it to be easily imported into various places
 # without causing circular import or dependency problems
-try:
-    context = multiprocessing.get_context('fork')
-except AttributeError:
-    # Py2 has no context functionality, and only supports fork
-    context = multiprocessing
+context = multiprocessing.get_context('fork')