diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/lastfm.py b/mopidy/frontends/lastfm.py
index e91dd272..0cf534af 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/lastfm.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/lastfm.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ import time
 
 try:
     import pylast
-except ImportError as e:
+except ImportError as import_error:
     from mopidy import OptionalDependencyError
-    raise OptionalDependencyError(e)
+    raise OptionalDependencyError(import_error)
 
 from mopidy import get_version, settings, SettingsError
 from mopidy.frontends.base import BaseFrontend
diff --git a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/dispatcher.py b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/dispatcher.py
index 2a477e1c..ab5f2e8c 100644
--- a/mopidy/frontends/mpd/dispatcher.py
+++ b/mopidy/frontends/mpd/dispatcher.py
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ from mopidy.frontends.mpd.exceptions import (MpdAckError, MpdArgError,
 from mopidy.frontends.mpd.protocol import mpd_commands, request_handlers
 # Do not remove the following import. The protocol modules must be imported to
 # get them registered as request handlers.
+# pylint: disable = W0611
 from mopidy.frontends.mpd.protocol import (audio_output, command_list,
     connection, current_playlist, empty, music_db, playback, reflection,
     status, stickers, stored_playlists)
+# pylint: enable = W0611
 from mopidy.utils import flatten
 
 class MpdDispatcher(object):
diff --git a/mopidy/outputs/gstreamer.py b/mopidy/outputs/gstreamer.py
index 3714fed6..52bd302d 100644
--- a/mopidy/outputs/gstreamer.py
+++ b/mopidy/outputs/gstreamer.py
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ class GStreamerOutput(BaseOutput):
         return self._send_recv({'command': 'get_position'})
 
     def set_position(self, position):
-        return self._send_recv({'command': 'set_position', 'position': position})
+        return self._send_recv({'command': 'set_position',
+            'position': position})
 
     def set_state(self, state):
         return self._send_recv({'command': 'set_state', 'state': state})
diff --git a/mopidy/utils/process.py b/mopidy/utils/process.py
index 7855d69c..c34d018c 100644
--- a/mopidy/utils/process.py
+++ b/mopidy/utils/process.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import multiprocessing
 import multiprocessing.dummy
 from multiprocessing.reduction import reduce_connection
 import pickle
-import sys
 
 from mopidy import SettingsError
 
@@ -17,7 +16,6 @@ def unpickle_connection(pickled_connection):
     (func, args) = pickle.loads(pickled_connection)
     return func(*args)
 
-
 class BaseProcess(multiprocessing.Process):
     def __init__(self, core_queue):
         super(BaseProcess, self).__init__()
diff --git a/mopidy/utils/settings.py b/mopidy/utils/settings.py
index 1d3a0fa0..ac75cb70 100644
--- a/mopidy/utils/settings.py
+++ b/mopidy/utils/settings.py
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ class SettingsProxy(object):
         if not os.path.isfile(settings_file):
             return {}
         sys.path.insert(0, dotdir)
+        # pylint: disable = F0401
         import settings as local_settings_module
+        # pylint: enable = F0401
         return self._get_settings_dict_from_module(local_settings_module)
 
     def _get_settings_dict_from_module(self, module):