diff --git a/beet b/beet
index 21fa085b9..abf55ec27 100755
--- a/beet
+++ b/beet
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # This file is part of beets.
 # Copyright 2016, Adrian Sampson.
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@
 # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
 # included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 
-from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function
 
 import beets.ui
 
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 7bcd41620..778341a9b 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [flake8]
-min-version = 2.7
+min-version = 3.6
 accept-encodings = utf-8
 docstring-convention = google
 # errors we ignore; see https://www.flake8rules.com/ for more info
@@ -20,12 +20,12 @@ ignore =
     # mccabe error
     C901,  # function is too complex
     # future-import errors
-    FI12,  # `__future__` import "with_statement" missing
-    FI14,  # `__future__` import "unicode_literals" missing
-    FI15,  # `__future__` import "generator_stop" missing
-    FI50,  # `__future__` import "division" present
-    FI51,  # `__future__` import "absolute_import" present
-    FI53,  # `__future__` import "print_function" present
+    # FI12,  # `__future__` import "with_statement" missing
+    # FI14,  # `__future__` import "unicode_literals" missing
+    # FI15,  # `__future__` import "generator_stop" missing
+    # FI50,  # `__future__` import "division" present
+    # FI51,  # `__future__` import "absolute_import" present
+    # FI53,  # `__future__` import "print_function" present
     N818,  # Exception subclasses should be named with an Error suffix
 per-file-ignores =
     ./beet:D
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 88d88874f..1f10b345f 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 
 # This file is part of beets.
 # Copyright 2016, Adrian Sampson.
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@
 # The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
 # included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 
-from __future__ import division, absolute_import, print_function
 
 import os
 import sys