diff --git a/bin/ansible-playbook b/bin/ansible-playbook
index 9e90c3e2f5e..234536b666f 100755
--- a/bin/ansible-playbook
+++ b/bin/ansible-playbook
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ from optparse import OptionParser
 import ansible.playbook
 import ansible.constants as C
 from ansible import errors
-from ansible import utils
 from ansible import callbacks
 
 def main(args):
@@ -82,7 +81,7 @@ def main(args):
         )
         try:
 
-            results = pb.run()
+            pb.run()
             hosts = sorted(pb.stats.processed.keys())
             print "\n\nPLAY RECAP **********************\n\n"
             for h in hosts:
diff --git a/lib/ansible/callbacks.py b/lib/ansible/callbacks.py
index dfa724473a5..e9a1b15781c 100755
--- a/lib/ansible/callbacks.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/callbacks.py
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 
 #######################################################
 
-import sys
 import utils
 
 #######################################################
diff --git a/lib/ansible/runner.py b/lib/ansible/runner.py
index 87b332a89a1..517393506e7 100755
--- a/lib/ansible/runner.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/runner.py
@@ -165,7 +165,6 @@ class Runner(object):
         if not os.path.exists(host_list):
             raise errors.AnsibleFileNotFound("inventory file not found: %s" % host_list)
 
-        rc = None
         if not os.access(host_list, os.X_OK):
             return Runner.parse_hosts_from_regular_file(host_list)
         else:
@@ -437,7 +436,7 @@ class Runner(object):
         if ok:
             return self._chain_file_module(conn, tmp, data, options, executed)
         else:
-            return results1  
+            return (host, ok, data) 
 
     # *****************************************************
 
@@ -488,7 +487,7 @@ class Runner(object):
         if ok:
             return self._chain_file_module(conn, tmp, data, options, executed)
         else:
-            return results1
+            return (host, ok, data)
 
     # *****************************************************