diff --git a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/management/commands/ensure_indexes.py b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/management/commands/ensure_indexes.py
index 9c557fd010..270d559bf6 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/management/commands/ensure_indexes.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/management/commands/ensure_indexes.py
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 """
 Creates Indexes on contentstore and modulestore databases.
 """
-from __future__ import print_function
+from __future__ import absolute_import, print_function
+
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
 
 from xmodule.contentstore.django import contentstore
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/migrations/0001_initial.py b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/migrations/0001_initial.py
index a12132d0cb..99c391d6c7 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/migrations/0001_initial.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/migrations/0001_initial.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
 import django.db.models.deletion
 from django.conf import settings
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/migrations/0002_auto_20160204_0809.py b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/migrations/0002_auto_20160204_0809.py
index 602d87f484..2b87c82162 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/migrations/0002_auto_20160204_0809.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/migrations/0002_auto_20160204_0809.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
 from django.db import migrations, models
 
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/migrations/0003_add_new_config_models.py b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/migrations/0003_add_new_config_models.py
index 44a7c53294..a83d9cb1cb 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/migrations/0003_add_new_config_models.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/migrations/0003_add_new_config_models.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
 import django.db.models.deletion
 from django.conf import settings
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/migrations/0004_delete_xblock_disable_config.py b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/migrations/0004_delete_xblock_disable_config.py
index 44715cf286..cac41dd5bc 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/migrations/0004_delete_xblock_disable_config.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/migrations/0004_delete_xblock_disable_config.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-from __future__ import unicode_literals
+from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
 from django.db import migrations, models
 
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/tests/test_api.py b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/tests/test_api.py
index d71345b716..a98617f806 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/tests/test_api.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/tests/test_api.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """
 Tests related to XBlock support API.
 """
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from openedx.core.djangolib.testing.utils import CacheIsolationTestCase
 from xblock_django.api import authorable_xblocks, deprecated_xblocks, disabled_xblocks
 from xblock_django.models import XBlockConfiguration, XBlockStudioConfiguration, XBlockStudioConfigurationFlag
diff --git a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/tests/test_user_service.py b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/tests/test_user_service.py
index 43fe824bb2..4fee662e59 100644
--- a/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/tests/test_user_service.py
+++ b/common/djangoapps/xblock_django/tests/test_user_service.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """
 Tests for the DjangoXBlockUserService.
 """
+from __future__ import absolute_import
+
 from django.test import TestCase
 from opaque_keys.edx.keys import CourseKey