diff --git a/src/sage/algebras/splitting_algebra.py b/src/sage/algebras/splitting_algebra.py
index 020cc3145d4..c54197b5845 100644
--- a/src/sage/algebras/splitting_algebra.py
+++ b/src/sage/algebras/splitting_algebra.py
@@ -36,16 +36,14 @@
 
 from warnings import warn
 
-from sage.structure.element import get_coercion_model
 from sage.misc.misc import verbose
 from sage.misc.cachefunc import cached_method
-from sage.rings.polynomial.polynomial_quotient_ring import PolynomialQuotientRing_domain, PolynomialQuotientRing_generic
+from sage.rings.polynomial.polynomial_quotient_ring import PolynomialQuotientRing_domain
 from sage.rings.polynomial.polynomial_quotient_ring_element import PolynomialQuotientRingElement
 
 
 
 
-
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Element class for the splitting algebra
 # --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -812,5 +810,5 @@ def create_roots(monic_polynomial, warning=True):
 
     if flatten:
         from sage.misc.flatten import flatten
-        return flatten([[r]*m for r, m in roots])
+        return flatten([[rt]*m for rt, m in roots])
     return roots