diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/slxos_config.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/slxos_config.py
index 3321f59400..03104f5006 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('__.+__')