diff --git a/mesonbuild/backend/backends.py b/mesonbuild/backend/backends.py
index 3478be6d1..1a09d9c42 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/backend/backends.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/backend/backends.py
@@ -23,10 +23,9 @@ import subprocess
 from ..mesonlib import MesonException, OrderedSet
 from ..mesonlib import classify_unity_sources
 from ..mesonlib import File
-from ..compilers import CompilerArgs, get_macos_dylib_install_name
+from ..compilers import CompilerArgs
 from collections import OrderedDict
 import shlex
-from functools import lru_cache
 
 
 
diff --git a/mesonbuild/minstall.py b/mesonbuild/minstall.py
index 7a2af30cf..fc250575f 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/minstall.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/minstall.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-import sys, pickle, os, shutil, subprocess, gzip, errno
+import sys, pickle, os, shutil, subprocess, errno
 import shlex
 from glob import glob
 from .scripts import depfixer
diff --git a/mesonbuild/scripts/dist.py b/mesonbuild/scripts/dist.py
index 56ac5859f..f49492c43 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/scripts/dist.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/scripts/dist.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import tarfile, zipfile
 import tempfile
 from glob import glob
 from mesonbuild.environment import detect_ninja
-from mesonbuild.dependencies import ExternalProgram
 from mesonbuild.mesonlib import windows_proof_rmtree
 from mesonbuild import mlog