diff --git a/hacking/build_library/build_ansible/command_plugins/porting_guide.py b/hacking/build_library/build_ansible/command_plugins/porting_guide.py
index 5cfd7f9f0e0..40097a3f6c1 100644
--- a/hacking/build_library/build_ansible/command_plugins/porting_guide.py
+++ b/hacking/build_library/build_ansible/command_plugins/porting_guide.py
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
 __metaclass__ = type
 
 
-import argparse
-import os.path
-import sys
-
 from jinja2 import Environment, DictLoader
 
 # Pylint doesn't understand Python3 namespace modules.