diff --git a/casacore/fitting/fitting.py b/casacore/fitting/fitting.py
index 42d9b10..18e36af 100644
--- a/casacore/fitting/fitting.py
+++ b/casacore/fitting/fitting.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 from ._fitting import fitting
 import numpy as NUM
 from casacore.functionals import *
diff --git a/casacore/images/coordinates.py b/casacore/images/coordinates.py
index bddf13b..c28150c 100644
--- a/casacore/images/coordinates.py
+++ b/casacore/images/coordinates.py
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
 #
 # $Id$
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 
 class coordinatesystem(object):
     """
diff --git a/casacore/images/image.py b/casacore/images/image.py
index c931f73..a5b92b5 100644
--- a/casacore/images/image.py
+++ b/casacore/images/image.py
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 #                        520 Edgemont Road
 #                        Charlottesville, VA 22903-2475 USA
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 from ._images import Image
 import numpy
 import numpy.ma as nma
diff --git a/casacore/tables/msutil.py b/casacore/tables/msutil.py
index eedb8e1..2edee07 100644
--- a/casacore/tables/msutil.py
+++ b/casacore/tables/msutil.py
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@
 #                        520 Edgemont Road
 #                        Charlottesville, VA 22903-2475 USA
 #
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 import numpy as np
 from casacore.tables.table import (table, taql,
                                    _required_ms_desc,
diff --git a/casacore/tables/table.py b/casacore/tables/table.py
index f4f164a..9d54d38 100755
--- a/casacore/tables/table.py
+++ b/casacore/tables/table.py
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@
 
 """
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 from ._tables import (Table,
                       _default_ms,
                       _default_ms_subtable,
diff --git a/casacore/tables/tableutil.py b/casacore/tables/tableutil.py
index 68eedc8..49a149d 100755
--- a/casacore/tables/tableutil.py
+++ b/casacore/tables/tableutil.py
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 #                        Charlottesville, VA 22903-2475 USA
 #
 
-from __future__ import print_function
-
 from collections import defaultdict
 
 from .table import table
diff --git a/casacore/tables/wxtablebrowser.py b/casacore/tables/wxtablebrowser.py
index 1583ae0..c1d7fcc 100755
--- a/casacore/tables/wxtablebrowser.py
+++ b/casacore/tables/wxtablebrowser.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from __future__ import print_function
+#!/usr/bin/env python
 
 from wxPython.grid import *
 from wxPython.wx import *