diff --git a/awx/conf/fields.py b/awx/conf/fields.py
index b117bdf809..a560d3a637 100644
--- a/awx/conf/fields.py
+++ b/awx/conf/fields.py
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 # Python
-import json
 import logging
-import os
 import urlparse
 
 # Django
diff --git a/awx/conf/management/commands/migrate_to_database_settings.py b/awx/conf/management/commands/migrate_to_database_settings.py
index d369f362a0..36fd783475 100644
--- a/awx/conf/management/commands/migrate_to_database_settings.py
+++ b/awx/conf/management/commands/migrate_to_database_settings.py
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         if os.path.exists(license_file):
             try:
                 raw_license_data = open(license_file).read()
-                license_data = json.loads(raw_license_data)
+                json.loads(raw_license_data)
             except Exception as e:
                 raise CommandError('Error reading license from {0}: {1!r}'.format(license_file, e))
             if self.backup_suffix: