diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/_text.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/_text.py
index 6cd77217eba..f30a5e97126 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/_text.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/_text.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 """
 
 # Backwards compat for people still calling it from this package
+# pylint: disable=unused-import
 import codecs
 
 from ansible.module_utils.six import PY3, text_type, binary_type
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/_collections_compat.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/_collections_compat.py
index 3412408f74e..03692884b81 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/_collections_compat.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/_collections_compat.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 try:
     """Python 3.3+ branch."""
-    from collections.abc import (
+    from collections.abc import (  # pylint: disable=unused-import
         MappingView,
         ItemsView,
         KeysView,
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/collections.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/collections.py
index fdb910811fa..e194918e888 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/collections.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/collections.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 
 from ansible.module_utils.six import binary_type, text_type
-from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Hashable, Mapping, MutableMapping, Sequence
+from ansible.module_utils.common._collections_compat import Hashable, Mapping, MutableMapping, Sequence  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 
 
 class ImmutableDict(Hashable, Mapping):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/file.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/file.py
index a92c88ab3bd..a7638238fb5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/file.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/file.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from contextlib import contextmanager
 from ansible.module_utils.common.warnings import deprecate
 
 try:
-    import selinux
+    import selinux  # pylint: disable=unused-import
     HAVE_SELINUX = True
 except ImportError:
     HAVE_SELINUX = False
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/yaml.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/yaml.py
index 770d41d5338..3a9caa6062c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/yaml.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/common/yaml.py
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@ if HAS_YAML:
     try:
         from yaml import CSafeLoader as SafeLoader
         from yaml import CSafeDumper as SafeDumper
-        from yaml.cyaml import CParser as Parser  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        from yaml.cyaml import CParser as Parser  # type: ignore[attr-defined]  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 
         HAS_LIBYAML = True
     except (ImportError, AttributeError):
         from yaml import SafeLoader  # type: ignore[assignment]
         from yaml import SafeDumper  # type: ignore[assignment]
-        from yaml.parser import Parser  # type: ignore[misc]
+        from yaml.parser import Parser  # type: ignore[misc]  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 
     yaml_load = _partial(_yaml.load, Loader=SafeLoader)
     yaml_load_all = _partial(_yaml.load_all, Loader=SafeLoader)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/importlib.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/importlib.py
index 0b7fb2c78e2..a3dca6b21c8 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/importlib.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/importlib.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 import sys
 
 try:
-    from importlib import import_module
+    from importlib import import_module  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 except ImportError:
     # importlib.import_module returns the tail
     # whereas __import__ returns the head
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/paramiko.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/paramiko.py
index 85478eae2fc..095dfa50dde 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/paramiko.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/paramiko.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-import types
+import types  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 import warnings
 
 PARAMIKO_IMPORT_ERR = None
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ PARAMIKO_IMPORT_ERR = None
 try:
     with warnings.catch_warnings():
         warnings.filterwarnings('ignore', message='Blowfish has been deprecated', category=UserWarning)
-        import paramiko
+        import paramiko  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 # paramiko and gssapi are incompatible and raise AttributeError not ImportError
 # When running in FIPS mode, cryptography raises InternalError
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1778939
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/selectors.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/selectors.py
index 0d26ea8ab22..0c4adc9f0f5 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/selectors.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/compat/selectors.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ _BUNDLED_METADATA = {"pypi_name": "selectors2", "version": "1.1.1", "version_con
 #   interrupted syscalls work with kqueue
 
 import sys
-import types
+import types  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 
 try:
     # Python 3.4+
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/json_utils.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/json_utils.py
index 0e95aa677cd..1ec971ccd2b 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/json_utils.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/json_utils.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-import json
+import json  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 
 
 # NB: a copy of this function exists in ../../modules/core/async_wrapper.py. Ensure any
diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
index 1fbba99ae83..9d0f7d5c4fb 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/urls.py
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import socket
 import sys
 import tempfile
 import traceback
-import types
+import types  # pylint: disable=unused-import
 
 from contextlib import contextmanager
 
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ except Exception:
 
 try:
     # SNI Handling needs python2.7.9's SSLContext
-    from ssl import create_default_context, SSLContext
+    from ssl import create_default_context, SSLContext  # pylint: disable=unused-import
     HAS_SSLCONTEXT = True
 except ImportError:
     HAS_SSLCONTEXT = False
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ except ImportError:
 
 # Old import for GSSAPI authentication, this is not used in urls.py but kept for backwards compatibility.
 try:
-    import urllib_gssapi
+    import urllib_gssapi  # pylint: disable=unused-import
     HAS_GSSAPI = True
 except ImportError:
     HAS_GSSAPI = False