--- a/engine/python/fife/extensions/fife_settings.py
+++ b/engine/python/fife/extensions/fife_settings.py
@@ -29,11 +29,6 @@
 It is by no means complete but it does provide a good starting point.
 """
 
-from future import standard_library
-standard_library.install_aliases()
-from builtins import str
-from builtins import range
-from builtins import object
 import shutil
 import os
 from io import StringIO
--- a/engine/python/fife/extensions/pychan/dialogs.py
+++ b/engine/python/fife/extensions/pychan/dialogs.py
@@ -21,12 +21,6 @@
 #  51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 # ####################################################################
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-from future import standard_library
-standard_library.install_aliases()
-from builtins import str
-from builtins import object
 from fife.extensions import pychan
 from fife.extensions.pychan import loadXML
 import fife.extensions.pychan.tools as tools
--- a/engine/python/fife/extensions/pychan/fife_pychansettings.py
+++ b/engine/python/fife/extensions/pychan/fife_pychansettings.py
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@
 pychan.
 """
 
-from future import standard_library
-standard_library.install_aliases()
-from builtins import str
 import os
 from io import BytesIO, StringIO, StringIO
 
--- a/engine/python/fife/extensions/pychan/fonts.py
+++ b/engine/python/fife/extensions/pychan/fonts.py
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@
 # ####################################################################
 
 # Font handling
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-from future import standard_library
-standard_library.install_aliases()
-from builtins import map
-from builtins import object
 import os.path
 from .exceptions import *
 from .fontfileparser import FontFileParser
--- a/engine/python/fife/extensions/serializers/simplexml.py
+++ b/engine/python/fife/extensions/serializers/simplexml.py
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@
 #  51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 # ####################################################################
 
-from future import standard_library
-standard_library.install_aliases()
-from builtins import str
-from past.builtins import basestring
-from builtins import object
 import os
 from io import BytesIO, StringIO
 	
@@ -193,7 +188,7 @@
 			self.load()
 			self._initialized = True
 		
-		if not isinstance(name, basestring):
+		if not isinstance(name, str):
 			raise AttributeError("SimpleXMLSerializer.get(): Invalid type for "
 								 "name argument.")
 
@@ -246,7 +241,7 @@
 			self.load()
 			self._initialized = True
 		
-		if not isinstance(name, basestring):
+		if not isinstance(name, str):
 			raise AttributeError("SimpleXMLSerializer.set(): Invalid type for "
 								 "name argument.")
 
@@ -299,7 +294,7 @@
 			self.load()
 			self._initialized = True
 
-		if not isinstance(name, basestring):
+		if not isinstance(name, str):
 			raise AttributeError("SimpleXMLSerializer.set(): Invalid type for "
 								 "name argument.")
 
@@ -324,7 +319,7 @@
 		for c in self._root_element:
 			if c.tag == "Module":
 				name = c.get("name","")
-				if not isinstance(name, basestring):
+				if not isinstance(name, str):
 					raise AttributeError("SimpleXMLSerializer.get(): Invalid "
 										 "type for name argument.")
 				
@@ -349,7 +344,7 @@
 				name = e.get("name", "")
 	
 				# check the name
-				if not isinstance(name, basestring):
+				if not isinstance(name, str):
 					raise AttributeError("SimpleXMLSerializer.get(): Invalid "
 										 "type for name argument.")
 				element = e
@@ -410,7 +405,7 @@
 		@param module: The module to get from the settings tree
 		@type module: C{string}
 		"""
-		if not isinstance(module, basestring):
+		if not isinstance(module, str):
 			raise AttributeError("Settings:_getModuleTree: Invalid type for "
 								 "module argument.")
 
--- a/engine/python/fife/extensions/pychan/events.py
+++ b/engine/python/fife/extensions/pychan/events.py
@@ -58,13 +58,6 @@
 ----------------
 
 """
-from __future__ import print_function
-from __future__ import absolute_import
-
-from builtins import str
-from builtins import range
-from builtins import object
-from future.utils import itervalues
 from .compat import fifechan
 
 from . import exceptions
@@ -184,7 +177,7 @@
 			event = self.translateEvent(getEventType(name), event)
 			if name in self.events:
 				if self.debug: print("-"*self.indent, name)
-				for f in itervalues(self.events[name]):
+				for f in self.events[name].values():
 					if not self._redirect:
 						f(event)
 						continue
--- a/engine/python/fife/extensions/serializers/xml_loader_tools.py
+++ b/engine/python/fife/extensions/serializers/xml_loader_tools.py
@@ -21,11 +21,6 @@
 # ####################################################################
 
 """ utilities for xml maploading process """
-from __future__ import print_function
-from __future__ import division
-
-from builtins import range
-from past.utils import old_div
 import os
 import math
 
@@ -151,6 +146,6 @@
 	else:
 		limit1 = float(limit1)
 
-	count = int(math.ceil(old_div((limit2 - limit1),increment)))
+	count = int(math.ceil((limit2 - limit1),increment))
 	return (limit1 + n*increment for n in range(count))