diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/genomes.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/genomes.py
index ee26198d040..9c2adfa0eec 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/genomes.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/genomes.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-from galaxy import config, tools, web, util
-from galaxy.web.base.controller import BaseController, BaseAPIController
-from galaxy.util.bunch import Bunch
+from galaxy import web, util
+from galaxy.web.base.controller import BaseAPIController
 from galaxy.web.framework.helpers import is_true
+from galaxy.webapps.galaxy.controllers.data_admin import build_param_dict as massage
 
 def get_id( base, format ):
     if format:
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ class GenomesController( BaseAPIController ):
         #                    'download'  Download and index
         #                    'index'     Index only
         params = util.Params( payload )
-        from galaxy.web.controllers.data_admin import build_param_dict as massage
         paramdict = massage( params, trans )
         func = params.get( 'func', 'download' )
         if func == 'download':
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/histories.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/histories.py
index 290d38c1692..35bcccc5b9f 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/histories.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/histories.py
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import pkg_resources
 pkg_resources.require( "Paste" )
 
 from galaxy import exceptions
-from galaxy import web
 from galaxy.web import _future_expose_api as expose_api
 from galaxy.web import _future_expose_api_anonymous as expose_api_anonymous
 from galaxy.web import _future_expose_api_raw as expose_api_raw
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/history_contents.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/history_contents.py
index c543fba0165..a4c3c2c617a 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/history_contents.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/history_contents.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ API operations on the contents of a history.
 
 from galaxy import exceptions
 from galaxy import util
-from galaxy import web
 
 from galaxy.web import _future_expose_api as expose_api
 from galaxy.web import _future_expose_api_anonymous as expose_api_anonymous
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ from galaxy.web.base.controller import UsesLibraryMixinItems
 from galaxy.web.base.controller import UsesTagsMixin
 
 from galaxy.web.base.controller import url_for
-from galaxy.util.sanitize_html import sanitize_html
 
 from galaxy.webapps.galaxy.api import histories
 
diff --git a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/metrics.py b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/metrics.py
index adcfc865e15..f63a1a13d05 100644
--- a/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/metrics.py
+++ b/lib/galaxy/webapps/galaxy/api/metrics.py
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ API operations for for querying and recording user metrics from some client
 import datetime
 
 from galaxy import exceptions
-from galaxy import web
 from galaxy.web import require_admin
 from galaxy.web import _future_expose_api as expose_api
 from galaxy.web import _future_expose_api_anonymous as expose_api_anonymous