diff --git a/autotest/conftest.py b/autotest/conftest.py
index d0068039..655d39a9 100644
--- a/autotest/conftest.py
+++ b/autotest/conftest.py
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 import re
 from importlib import metadata
 from pathlib import Path
-from platform import system
-from typing import List, Optional
 
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import pytest
diff --git a/autotest/test_cli_cmds.py b/autotest/test_cli_cmds.py
index e07f73da..40374d52 100644
--- a/autotest/test_cli_cmds.py
+++ b/autotest/test_cli_cmds.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 import os
-import pathlib as pl
-import shutil
 import subprocess
 
 import pytest
diff --git a/autotest/test_gsflow.py b/autotest/test_gsflow.py
index c045a329..55b99182 100644
--- a/autotest/test_gsflow.py
+++ b/autotest/test_gsflow.py
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ def run_gsflow(example, control_file, normal_message):
             normal_msg=normal_message,
         )
         if not success:
-            errmsg = f"could not run {control_file}"
+            print(f"could not run {control_file}")
     return success
 
 
diff --git a/autotest/test_mf6_existing_meson.py b/autotest/test_mf6_existing_meson.py
index f823f2fd..53ab4dd8 100644
--- a/autotest/test_mf6_existing_meson.py
+++ b/autotest/test_mf6_existing_meson.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import os
-import shutil
 import sys
 
 import pytest