diff --git a/astrai/extension/attention_backend.py b/astrai/extension/attention_backend.py
index c31417a..c053e69 100644
--- a/astrai/extension/attention_backend.py
+++ b/astrai/extension/attention_backend.py
@@ -492,7 +492,6 @@ class CudaBackend(AttentionBackend):
         kv_cache.k_buffer[layer_id].index_copy_(0, loc, k[:, 0])
         kv_cache.v_buffer[layer_id].index_copy_(0, loc, v[:, 0])
 
-        b = q.size(0)
         q_3d = q.squeeze(1)
 
         kv_indptr = kv_cache.kv_indptr
diff --git a/tests/data/test_dataset.py b/tests/data/test_dataset.py
index a6f1c2e..59300f9 100644
--- a/tests/data/test_dataset.py
+++ b/tests/data/test_dataset.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import numpy as np
 import pytest
 import torch
 
-from astrai.config.preprocess_config import PipelineConfig
 from astrai.dataset.dataset import (
     DatasetFactory,
     GRPODataset,
diff --git a/tests/extension/conftest.py b/tests/extension/conftest.py
index 5f398fd..8e3e373 100644
--- a/tests/extension/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/extension/conftest.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import torch
 
 from astrai.config.model_config import AutoRegressiveLMConfig
 from astrai.model.transformer import AutoRegressiveLM
-from tests.conftest import skip_no_kernel
 
 D = 64
 CFG = dict(
diff --git a/tests/extension/test_backend.py b/tests/extension/test_backend.py
index 1dabe7b..5db6f63 100644
--- a/tests/extension/test_backend.py
+++ b/tests/extension/test_backend.py
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ from astrai.extension import (
     ATTN_BACKEND,
     AttentionBackendFactory,
     CudaBackend,
-    TorchNativeBackend,
     attn_backend,
     get_backend,
 )
diff --git a/tests/extension/test_backend_equivalence.py b/tests/extension/test_backend_equivalence.py
index 9f9e59e..ef2c75a 100644
--- a/tests/extension/test_backend_equivalence.py
+++ b/tests/extension/test_backend_equivalence.py
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ def test_training_forward_matches_torch(cuda_model):
     or non-bf16 inputs it falls back to torch SDPA.  Verify the fallback
     path matches the torch-native forward exactly.
     """
-    import pytest
 
     model, _ = cuda_model
     input_ids = torch.randint(0, 1000, (2, 16), device="cuda")
diff --git a/tests/parallel/test_broadcast_state_dict.py b/tests/parallel/test_broadcast_state_dict.py
index 4d5a349..89a2f31 100644
--- a/tests/parallel/test_broadcast_state_dict.py
+++ b/tests/parallel/test_broadcast_state_dict.py
@@ -5,14 +5,12 @@ multi-rank environment without requiring multiple GPUs.
 """
 
 import torch
-import torch.distributed as dist
-import torch.nn as nn
 
 from astrai.model.transformer import AutoRegressiveLM
 from astrai.parallel import get_rank, spawn_parallel_fn
 from astrai.parallel.executor import broadcast_state_dict, create_ref_model
 from astrai.trainer.strategy import GRPOStrategy
-from tests.helpers import FakeExecutor, make_rollout_config
+from tests.helpers import make_rollout_config
 
 
 def _broadcast_worker():
@@ -77,8 +75,6 @@ def _create_ref_model_worker():
     )
 
     assert ref is not None, f"rank {rank}: ref model is None"
-    # Every rank should have rank-0's weights, not its own
-    rank0_sd = model.state_dict() if rank == 0 else None
     # Broadcast rank-0's original weights for comparison
     if rank == 0:
         expected_sd = {k: v.clone() for k, v in model.state_dict().items()}