diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/unused-imports-plugins.yml b/changelogs/fragments/unused-imports-plugins.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2e53edfe0fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/unused-imports-plugins.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - "Removed unused imports from the following action plugins: async_status, command, pause, set_stats, uri, validate_argument_spec"
+  - "Removed unused imports from the following lookup plugins: fileglob, template"
+  - "Removed unused imports from the following strategy plugins: debug"
+  - "Removed unused imports from the following set of test plugins: files"
+  - "Removed unused imports from the following vars plugins: host_group_vars"
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/async_status.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/async_status.py
index ad839f1e347..4f50fe62f8e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/async_status.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/async_status.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-from ansible.errors import AnsibleActionFail
 from ansible.plugins.action import ActionBase
 from ansible.utils.vars import merge_hash
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/command.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/command.py
index 82a85dcd33a..64e1a094011 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/command.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/command.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-from ansible import constants as C
 from ansible.plugins.action import ActionBase
 from ansible.utils.vars import merge_hash
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/pause.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/pause.py
index 4c98cbbff51..7b8ecee65ef 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/pause.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/pause.py
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ from os import (
     tcgetpgrp,
 )
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text, to_native
-from ansible.module_utils.parsing.convert_bool import boolean
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
 from ansible.plugins.action import ActionBase
 from ansible.utils.display import Display
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/set_stats.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/set_stats.py
index 9d429ced8dd..16a7747b2b4 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/set_stats.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/set_stats.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
-from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
 from ansible.module_utils.parsing.convert_bool import boolean
 from ansible.plugins.action import ActionBase
 from ansible.utils.vars import isidentifier
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/uri.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/uri.py
index bbaf092e1d0..e6f99d0ef82 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/uri.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/uri.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ from ansible.errors import AnsibleError, AnsibleAction, _AnsibleActionDone, Ansi
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_native
 from ansible.module_utils.common.collections import Mapping, MutableMapping
 from ansible.module_utils.parsing.convert_bool import boolean
-from ansible.module_utils.six import text_type
 from ansible.plugins.action import ActionBase
 
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/validate_argument_spec.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/validate_argument_spec.py
index dc7d6cb3b90..1fcfa595893 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/validate_argument_spec.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/validate_argument_spec.py
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
 from ansible.plugins.action import ActionBase
-from ansible.module_utils.six import string_types
 from ansible.module_utils.common.arg_spec import ArgumentSpecValidator
-from ansible.module_utils.errors import AnsibleValidationErrorMultiple
 from ansible.utils.vars import combine_vars
 
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/cache/base.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/cache/base.py
index 692b1b37165..a947eb72cc9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/cache/base.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/cache/base.py
@@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
 # moved actual classes to __init__ kept here for backward compat with 3rd parties
-from ansible.plugins.cache import BaseCacheModule, BaseFileCacheModule
+from ansible.plugins.cache import BaseCacheModule, BaseFileCacheModule  # pylint: disable=unused-import
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/winrm.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/winrm.py
index 65fdcd656c7..a8a2ed658d7 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/winrm.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/connection/winrm.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ from urllib.parse import urlunsplit
 
 HAVE_KERBEROS = False
 try:
-    import kerberos
+    import kerberos  # pylint: disable=unused-import
     HAVE_KERBEROS = True
 except ImportError:
     pass
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/fileglob.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/fileglob.py
index abf8202ef45..1b068fbe6a0 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/fileglob.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/fileglob.py
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ import os
 import glob
 
 from ansible.plugins.lookup import LookupBase
-from ansible.errors import AnsibleFileNotFound
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes, to_text
 
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/template.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/template.py
index 9c575b53acd..ec47624c15c 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/template.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/lookup/template.py
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ import ansible.constants as C
 
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
 from ansible.plugins.lookup import LookupBase
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes, to_text
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
 from ansible.template import generate_ansible_template_vars, AnsibleEnvironment
 from ansible.utils.display import Display
 from ansible.utils.native_jinja import NativeJinjaText
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/debug.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/debug.py
index f808bcfa0d2..0965bb37d46 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/debug.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/strategy/debug.py
@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
     author: Kishin Yagami (!UNKNOWN)
 '''
 
-import cmd
-import pprint
-import sys
-
 from ansible.plugins.strategy.linear import StrategyModule as LinearStrategyModule
 
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/test/files.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/test/files.py
index 35761a45f4e..f075cae8040 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/test/files.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/test/files.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
 from os.path import isdir, isfile, isabs, exists, lexists, islink, samefile, ismount
-from ansible import errors
 
 
 class TestModule(object):
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/vars/host_group_vars.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/vars/host_group_vars.py
index 521b3b6eddc..26b15fdaaff 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/vars/host_group_vars.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/vars/host_group_vars.py
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
 '''
 
 import os
-from ansible import constants as C
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleParserError
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes, to_native, to_text
 from ansible.plugins.vars import BaseVarsPlugin