diff --git a/addons/hr_payroll/report/report_emp_salary_structure.py b/addons/hr_payroll/report/report_emp_salary_structure.py
index 5c1fccd8cad..6d22ab2a2a2 100644
--- a/addons/hr_payroll/report/report_emp_salary_structure.py
+++ b/addons/hr_payroll/report/report_emp_salary_structure.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
 
 import time
 from report import report_sxw
-from tools import amount_to_text_en
 
 class salary_structure_report(report_sxw.rml_parse):
 
diff --git a/addons/hr_payroll/report/report_payroll_register.py b/addons/hr_payroll/report/report_payroll_register.py
index df8d0c50fad..7ec759cef0a 100644
--- a/addons/hr_payroll/report/report_payroll_register.py
+++ b/addons/hr_payroll/report/report_payroll_register.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import time
 from datetime import datetime
 from report import report_sxw
-from tools import amount_to_text_en
 
 class report_payroll_register(report_sxw.rml_parse):
     def __init__(self, cr, uid, name, context):
diff --git a/addons/hr_payroll/report/report_payslip.py b/addons/hr_payroll/report/report_payslip.py
index 9b77a790d66..3ce90114eb3 100755
--- a/addons/hr_payroll/report/report_payslip.py
+++ b/addons/hr_payroll/report/report_payslip.py
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
 #
 ##############################################################################
 
-import time
 from datetime import datetime
 from report import report_sxw
 from tools import amount_to_text_en
diff --git a/addons/hr_payroll/report/report_year_salary.py b/addons/hr_payroll/report/report_year_salary.py
index 08416db3d5a..f8867f04954 100755
--- a/addons/hr_payroll/report/report_year_salary.py
+++ b/addons/hr_payroll/report/report_year_salary.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import time
-import locale
 import datetime
 from report import report_sxw
 import time
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@ class year_salary_report(rml_parse.rml_parse):
     def get_employee(self,form):
         ls1=[]
         ls = []
-        periods = []
         tol_mnths=['Total',0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]
         emp = pooler.get_pool(self.cr.dbname).get('hr.employee')
         emp_ids = form['employee_ids']
diff --git a/addons/hr_payroll/report/rml_parse.py b/addons/hr_payroll/report/rml_parse.py
index 45bff3386b5..b4576f600fe 100755
--- a/addons/hr_payroll/report/rml_parse.py
+++ b/addons/hr_payroll/report/rml_parse.py
@@ -20,16 +20,10 @@
 #
 ##############################################################################
 from report import report_sxw
-import xml.dom.minidom
-import os, time
-import osv
-import re
-import tools
-import pooler
 import re
 import sys
 from lxml import etree
-
+from time import strptime 
 
 class rml_parse(report_sxw.rml_parse):
     def __init__(self, cr, uid, name, context):
@@ -56,12 +50,14 @@ class rml_parse(report_sxw.rml_parse):
             return new
         else:
             return self.comma_me(new)
+        
     def _ellipsis(self, string, maxlen=100, ellipsis = '...'):
         ellipsis = ellipsis or ''
         try:
             return string[:maxlen - len(ellipsis) ] + (ellipsis, '')[len(string) < maxlen]
-        except Exception, e:
+        except Exception:
             return False
+        
     def _strip_name(self, name, maxlen=50):
         return self._ellipsis(name, maxlen, '...')
 
@@ -106,20 +102,9 @@ class rml_parse(report_sxw.rml_parse):
             return Stringer
         return Stringer
 
-    def explode_this(self,chaine,length):
-        chaine = rstrip(chaine)
-        ast = list(chaine)
-        i = length
-        while i <= len(ast):
-            ast.insert(i,'\n')
-            i = i + length
-        chaine = str("".join(ast))
-        return chaine
-
     def repair_string(self,chaine):
         ast = list(chaine)
         UnicodeAst = []
-        _previouslyfound = False
         i = 0
         while i < len(ast):
             elem = ast[i]
@@ -136,21 +121,6 @@ class rml_parse(report_sxw.rml_parse):
                 i += i + 1
         return "".join(UnicodeAst)
 
-    def ReencodeAscii(self,str):
-        print sys.stdin.encoding
-        try:
-            Stringer = str.decode("ascii")
-        except UnicodeEncodeError:
-            print "REENCODING ERROR"
-            return str.encode("ascii")
-        except UnicodeDecodeError:
-            print "DECODING ERROR"
-            return str.encode("ascii")
-
-        else:
-            print Stringer
-            return Stringer
-
     def _add_header(self, node, header='external'):
         if header=='internal':
             rml_head =  self.rml_header2