diff --git a/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py b/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
index cd2f053f3..e9fc0418a 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/backend/ninjabackend.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import os, pickle, re, shlex, shutil, subprocess, sys
+import os, pickle, re, shlex, subprocess, sys
 from collections import OrderedDict
 
 from . import backends
diff --git a/mesonbuild/backend/vs2010backend.py b/mesonbuild/backend/vs2010backend.py
index 1c87b05aa..88bab36c9 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/backend/vs2010backend.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/backend/vs2010backend.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ from .. import build
 from .. import dependencies
 from .. import mlog
 from .. import compilers
-from ..build import BuildTarget
 from ..compilers import CompilerArgs
 from ..mesonlib import MesonException, File
 from ..environment import Environment
diff --git a/mesonbuild/modules/__init__.py b/mesonbuild/modules/__init__.py
index 8b5b21052..364bc457d 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/modules/__init__.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/modules/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ from .. import build
 from .. import dependencies
 from .. import mlog
 from ..mesonlib import MesonException
-from ..interpreterbase import permittedKwargs, noKwargs
 
 class permittedSnippetKwargs:
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/modules/gnome.py b/mesonbuild/modules/gnome.py
index 12d3f9044..1ab075bd2 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/modules/gnome.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/modules/gnome.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ functionality such as gobject-introspection, gresources and gtk-doc'''
 
 from .. import build
 import os
-import sys
 import copy
 import subprocess
 from . import ModuleReturnValue
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ from .. import interpreter
 from . import GResourceTarget, GResourceHeaderTarget, GirTarget, TypelibTarget, VapiTarget
 from . import find_program, get_include_args
 from . import ExtensionModule
-from . import noKwargs, permittedKwargs
+from ..interpreterbase import noKwargs, permittedKwargs
 
 # gresource compilation is broken due to the way
 # the resource compiler and Ninja clash about it
diff --git a/mesonbuild/modules/i18n.py b/mesonbuild/modules/i18n.py
index 76edb720d..d8d539cd0 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/modules/i18n.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/modules/i18n.py
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import sys
 import shutil
 
 from os import path
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ from .. import coredata, mesonlib, build
 from ..mesonlib import MesonException
 from . import ModuleReturnValue
 from . import ExtensionModule
-from . import permittedKwargs
+from ..interpreterbase import permittedKwargs
 
 PRESET_ARGS = {
     'glib': [
diff --git a/mesonbuild/modules/modtest.py b/mesonbuild/modules/modtest.py
index dd2f21526..758eeae7d 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/modules/modtest.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/modules/modtest.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 from . import ModuleReturnValue
 from . import ExtensionModule
-from . import noKwargs
+from ..interpreterbase import noKwargs
 
 class TestModule(ExtensionModule):
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/modules/pkgconfig.py b/mesonbuild/modules/pkgconfig.py
index 824ba786b..aaed820c8 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/modules/pkgconfig.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/modules/pkgconfig.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ from .. import mesonlib
 from .. import mlog
 from . import ModuleReturnValue
 from . import ExtensionModule
-from . import permittedKwargs
+from ..interpreterbase import permittedKwargs
 
 
 class PkgConfigModule(ExtensionModule):
diff --git a/mesonbuild/modules/python3.py b/mesonbuild/modules/python3.py
index 94db75c96..4fae88b47 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/modules/python3.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/modules/python3.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ from .. import mesonlib, dependencies
 
 from . import ExtensionModule
 from mesonbuild.modules import ModuleReturnValue
-from . import noKwargs, permittedSnippetKwargs
+from . import permittedSnippetKwargs
+from ..interpreterbase import noKwargs
 from ..interpreter import shlib_kwargs
 
 mod_kwargs = set()
diff --git a/mesonbuild/modules/qt4.py b/mesonbuild/modules/qt4.py
index 37e630b33..a63aff828 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/modules/qt4.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/modules/qt4.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from ..dependencies import Qt4Dependency
 from . import ExtensionModule
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 from . import ModuleReturnValue
-from . import permittedKwargs
+from ..interpreterbase import permittedKwargs
 
 class Qt4Module(ExtensionModule):
     tools_detected = False
diff --git a/mesonbuild/modules/qt5.py b/mesonbuild/modules/qt5.py
index ef3d52fdc..08ce66213 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/modules/qt5.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/modules/qt5.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from ..dependencies import Qt5Dependency
 from . import ExtensionModule
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 from . import ModuleReturnValue
-from . import permittedKwargs
+from ..interpreterbase import permittedKwargs
 
 class Qt5Module(ExtensionModule):
     tools_detected = False
diff --git a/mesonbuild/modules/rpm.py b/mesonbuild/modules/rpm.py
index b0a8db9bf..dbb01f717 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/modules/rpm.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/modules/rpm.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ from .. import mlog
 from . import GirTarget, TypelibTarget
 from . import ModuleReturnValue
 from . import ExtensionModule
-from . import noKwargs
+from ..interpreterbase import noKwargs
 
 import os
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/modules/windows.py b/mesonbuild/modules/windows.py
index ab215dc39..c16d7a840 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/modules/windows.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/modules/windows.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from ..mesonlib import MesonException, extract_as_list
 from . import get_include_args
 from . import ModuleReturnValue
 from . import ExtensionModule
-from . import permittedKwargs
+from ..interpreterbase import permittedKwargs
 
 class WindowsModule(ExtensionModule):
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/wrap/wrap.py b/mesonbuild/wrap/wrap.py
index ac84d0e49..933bbd57d 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/wrap/wrap.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/wrap/wrap.py
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ class Resolver:
     def extract_package(self, package):
         if sys.version_info < (3, 5):
             try:
-                import lzma
+                import lzma # noqa: F401
                 del lzma
             except ImportError:
                 pass
diff --git a/mesonrewriter.py b/mesonrewriter.py
index c8af3a87f..e6f2637cd 100755
--- a/mesonrewriter.py
+++ b/mesonrewriter.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # - move targets
 # - reindent?
 
-from mesonbuild import mesonmain, mlog
+from mesonbuild import mesonmain
 import sys
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':