diff --git a/salt/scripts.py b/salt/scripts.py
index 4ed8c9023579..38adbdf20e14 100644
--- a/salt/scripts.py
+++ b/salt/scripts.py
@@ -441,11 +441,6 @@ def salt_call():
     """
     import salt.cli.call
 
-    try:
-        from salt.transport import zeromq
-    except ImportError:
-        zeromq = None
-
     if "" in sys.path:
         sys.path.remove("")
     client = salt.cli.call.SaltCall()
diff --git a/salt/transport/tcp.py b/salt/transport/tcp.py
index a51eca908ef0..ed8f7148369f 100644
--- a/salt/transport/tcp.py
+++ b/salt/transport/tcp.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 import time
 import traceback
 import urllib.parse
-import weakref
 
 import salt.crypt
 import salt.exceptions
@@ -211,8 +210,6 @@ class AsyncTCPReqChannel(salt.transport.client.ReqChannel):
         "close",
     ]
 
-
-    @classmethod
     def __init__(self, opts, **kwargs):
         self.opts = dict(opts)
 
diff --git a/salt/transport/zeromq.py b/salt/transport/zeromq.py
index a0a56b326575..375fcd1fd628 100644
--- a/salt/transport/zeromq.py
+++ b/salt/transport/zeromq.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """
 Zeromq transport classes
 """
-import copy
 import errno
 import hashlib
 import logging
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@
 import signal
 import sys
 import threading
-import weakref
 from random import randint
 
 import salt.auth