diff --git a/Tools/idle/CallTipWindow.py b/Tools/idle/CallTipWindow.py
index db1e346c55d..24af6b0e46b 100644
--- a/Tools/idle/CallTipWindow.py
+++ b/Tools/idle/CallTipWindow.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # After ToolTip.py, which uses ideas gleaned from PySol
 
 # Used by the CallTips IDLE extension.
-import os
 from Tkinter import *
 
 class CallTip:
diff --git a/Tools/idle/CallTips.py b/Tools/idle/CallTips.py
index d8445a432bf..8d35d5c1305 100644
--- a/Tools/idle/CallTips.py
+++ b/Tools/idle/CallTips.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # displays parameter information as you open parens.
 
 import string
-import sys
 import types
 
 class CallTips:
diff --git a/Tools/idle/Debugger.py b/Tools/idle/Debugger.py
index 949a0f86f68..0883597769c 100644
--- a/Tools/idle/Debugger.py
+++ b/Tools/idle/Debugger.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import os
 import bdb
-import traceback
 from Tkinter import *
 from WindowList import ListedToplevel
 
diff --git a/Tools/idle/GrepDialog.py b/Tools/idle/GrepDialog.py
index ed5a9791b8b..84cac0ea31a 100644
--- a/Tools/idle/GrepDialog.py
+++ b/Tools/idle/GrepDialog.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 import os
-import re
 import fnmatch
 import sys
 from Tkinter import *
-import tkMessageBox
 import SearchEngine
 from SearchDialogBase import SearchDialogBase
 
diff --git a/Tools/idle/RemoteInterp.py b/Tools/idle/RemoteInterp.py
index 724997c0103..e6f767102eb 100644
--- a/Tools/idle/RemoteInterp.py
+++ b/Tools/idle/RemoteInterp.py
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ def riExec(id, file):
     cli.run()
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    import sys
     import getopt
 
     SERVER = 1
diff --git a/Tools/idle/ToolTip.py b/Tools/idle/ToolTip.py
index eadcdea5a14..77d18c2f56c 100644
--- a/Tools/idle/ToolTip.py
+++ b/Tools/idle/ToolTip.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # Ideas gleaned from PySol
 
-import os
 from Tkinter import *
 
 class ToolTipBase:
diff --git a/Tools/idle/eventparse.py b/Tools/idle/eventparse.py
index 784dc907c7b..f253b2a9848 100644
--- a/Tools/idle/eventparse.py
+++ b/Tools/idle/eventparse.py
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 
 """Parse event definitions out of comments in source files."""
 
-import re
 import sys
-import os
-import getopt
 import glob
 import fileinput
 import pprint