diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/copy.py b/lib/ansible/modules/copy.py
index 1116ad72ae9..9c9f674f811 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/copy.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/copy.py
@@ -286,10 +286,8 @@ state:
 
 import errno
 import filecmp
-import grp
 import os
 import os.path
-import pwd
 import shutil
 import stat
 import tempfile