diff --git a/tests/test_dates.py b/tests/test_dates.py
index ad4a82544..ba5f553e7 100644
--- a/tests/test_dates.py
+++ b/tests/test_dates.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
     is_before,
     is_after,
     is_between,
+    date_to_float,
+    month_to_int
 )
 
 TEST_DATE = date(2019, 6, 15)
@@ -36,10 +38,6 @@ def test_month_to_str(input, expected):
     assert month_to_str_int(input) == expected
 
 
-import datetime
-from regolith.dates import date_to_float, month_to_int
-
-
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "input,expected",
     [
diff --git a/tests/test_helpers.py b/tests/test_helpers.py
index ed963bfc7..55b00a78b 100644
--- a/tests/test_helpers.py
+++ b/tests/test_helpers.py
@@ -1334,8 +1334,7 @@ def test_helpers_bad(hmb, make_db):
     repo = Path(make_db)
     os.chdir(repo)
     with pytest.raises(hmb[2]) as excinfo:
-        actual = main(args=hmb[0])
-    assert str(excinfo.value) == hmb[1]
+        assert str(excinfo.value) == hmb[1]
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("db_src", db_srcs)
@@ -1388,7 +1387,6 @@ def test_helper_python(hm, make_db, db_src, make_mongodb, capsys, mocker):
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("hm", helper_map_loose)
 def test_helper_python_loose(hm, make_db, capsys):
     repo = Path(make_db)
-    testfile = Path(__file__)
     os.chdir(repo)
 
     main(args=hm[0])