diff --git a/monitoring/librato_annotation.py b/monitoring/librato_annotation.py
index 88d3bb81f7b..c606dfdc9a0 100644
--- a/monitoring/librato_annotation.py
+++ b/monitoring/librato_annotation.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ description:
 version_added: "1.6"
 author: "Seth Edwards (@sedward)" 
 requirements:
-    - urllib2
     - base64
 options:
     user:
@@ -107,11 +106,7 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 '''
 
 
-try:
-    import urllib2
-    HAS_URLLIB2 = True
-except ImportError:
-    HAS_URLLIB2 = False
+import urllib2
 
 def post_annotation(module):
     user = module.params['user']
diff --git a/notification/sendgrid.py b/notification/sendgrid.py
index 7a2ee3ad657..e1ae7b7749f 100644
--- a/notification/sendgrid.py
+++ b/notification/sendgrid.py
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 # =======================================
 # sendgrid module support methods
 #
-import urllib, urllib2
+import urllib
+import urllib2
 
 import base64
 
diff --git a/notification/twilio.py b/notification/twilio.py
index a2dd77fb2c0..ee12d987e9e 100644
--- a/notification/twilio.py
+++ b/notification/twilio.py
@@ -104,7 +104,8 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 # =======================================
 # twilio module support methods
 #
-import urllib, urllib2
+import urllib
+import urllib2
 
 import base64
 
diff --git a/notification/typetalk.py b/notification/typetalk.py
index 638f97ae530..002c8b5cc85 100644
--- a/notification/typetalk.py
+++ b/notification/typetalk.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ options:
     description:
       - message body
     required: true
-requirements: [ urllib, urllib2, json ]
+requirements: [ json ]
 author: "Takashi Someda (@tksmd)"
 '''
 
@@ -33,15 +33,9 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 - typetalk: client_id=12345 client_secret=12345 topic=1 msg="install completed"
 '''
 
-try:
-    import urllib
-except ImportError:
-    urllib = None
+import urllib
 
-try:
-    import urllib2
-except ImportError:
-    urllib2 = None
+import urllib2
 
 try:
     import json
@@ -96,8 +90,8 @@ def main():
         supports_check_mode=False
     )
 
-    if not (urllib and urllib2 and json):
-        module.fail_json(msg="urllib, urllib2 and json modules are required")
+    if not json:
+        module.fail_json(msg="json module is required")
 
     client_id = module.params["client_id"]
     client_secret = module.params["client_secret"]