diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/slxos_config_fix.yaml b/changelogs/fragments/slxos_config_fix.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9859b2357c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/slxos_config_fix.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+- Fix broken slxos_config due to changed backup options (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/58804).
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/slxos_config.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/slxos_config.py
index 3321f594009..03104f50061 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/slxos_config.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/slxos_config.py
@@ -22,8 +22,6 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 import re
 
 from ansible.plugins.action.network import ActionModule as ActionNetworkModule
-from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
-from ansible.module_utils.network.common.backup import write_backup, handle_template
 
 PRIVATE_KEYS_RE = re.compile('__.+__')