diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/cloudtrail.py b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/cloudtrail.py
index 09d1ac35f18..923917c645e 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/cloudtrail.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/extras/cloud/amazon/cloudtrail.py
@@ -92,11 +92,6 @@ EXAMPLES = """
     local_action: cloudtrail state=absent name=main region=us-east-1
 """
 
-import time
-import sys
-import os
-from collections import Counter
-
 boto_import_failed = False
 try:
     import boto