diff --git a/tests/helpers/fixtures.py b/tests/helpers/fixtures.py
index f10c9213f..2a0c77fc4 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/fixtures.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/fixtures.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QWidget, QHBoxLayout, QVBoxLayout
 from PyQt5.QtNetwork import QNetworkCookieJar
 
 import helpers.stubs as stubsmod
-import helpers.utils
 from qutebrowser.config import (config, configdata, configtypes, configexc,
                                 configfiles, configcache)
 from qutebrowser.utils import objreg, standarddir, utils, usertypes
diff --git a/tests/helpers/utils.py b/tests/helpers/utils.py
index f5350dfee..731103b68 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/utils.py
+++ b/tests/helpers/utils.py
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@ import contextlib
 
 import pytest
 
-from PyQt5.QtCore import QObject, pyqtSignal
-
 from qutebrowser.utils import qtutils
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/browser/test_caret.py b/tests/unit/browser/test_caret.py
index da923a448..27b421c84 100644
--- a/tests/unit/browser/test_caret.py
+++ b/tests/unit/browser/test_caret.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import pytest
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QUrl
 
 from qutebrowser.utils import usertypes
-from helpers import utils
 
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/tests/unit/javascript/conftest.py b/tests/unit/javascript/conftest.py
index 667e289e2..2078513b4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/javascript/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/unit/javascript/conftest.py
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import jinja2
 
 from PyQt5.QtCore import QUrl
 
-import helpers.utils
 from qutebrowser.utils import utils
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/javascript/position_caret/test_position_caret.py b/tests/unit/javascript/position_caret/test_position_caret.py
index 91c9dd91b..9aeaca345 100644
--- a/tests/unit/javascript/position_caret/test_position_caret.py
+++ b/tests/unit/javascript/position_caret/test_position_caret.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-import helpers.utils
-
 QWebSettings = pytest.importorskip("PyQt5.QtWebKit").QWebSettings
 QWebPage = pytest.importorskip("PyQt5.QtWebKitWidgets").QWebPage