diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 0a328ac25f..72c6130a16 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 
 from importlib.metadata import version as get_version
 
-import zarr
 import sphinx
 
 # If extensions (or modules to document with autodoc) are in another directory,
diff --git a/tests/v3/test_array.py b/tests/v3/test_array.py
index b558c826d6..829a04d304 100644
--- a/tests/v3/test_array.py
+++ b/tests/v3/test_array.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import pytest
 
 import zarr.api.asynchronous
-import zarr.storage
 from zarr import Array, AsyncArray, Group
 from zarr.codecs import BytesCodec, VLenBytesCodec
 from zarr.core.array import chunks_initialized
diff --git a/tests/v3/test_v2.py b/tests/v3/test_v2.py
index 729ed0533f..439b15b64c 100644
--- a/tests/v3/test_v2.py
+++ b/tests/v3/test_v2.py
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@
 from numcodecs.blosc import Blosc
 
 import zarr
-import zarr.core.buffer.cpu
-import zarr.core.metadata
 import zarr.storage
 from zarr import Array
 from zarr.storage import MemoryStore, StorePath