diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/transcripts_utils.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/transcripts_utils.py
index 48c7d3d690..68f1b29d0d 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/transcripts_utils.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/transcripts_utils.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ from xmodule.exceptions import NotFoundError
 from xmodule.contentstore.content import StaticContent
 from xmodule.contentstore.django import contentstore
 from xmodule.modulestore import Location
-from xmodule.modulestore.inheritance import own_metadata
 
 from .utils import get_modulestore
 
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/checklist.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/checklist.py
index aafecc2b0e..352ead8cce 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/checklist.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/checklist.py
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ from django.http import HttpResponseNotFound
 from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import loc_mapper
 
-from xmodule.modulestore.inheritance import own_metadata
-
-
 from ..utils import get_modulestore
 from .access import has_course_access
 from xmodule.course_module import CourseDescriptor
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py
index e539edf999..782ea03c3b 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/course.py
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ from edxmako.shortcuts import render_to_response
 
 from xmodule.error_module import ErrorDescriptor
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore, loc_mapper
-from xmodule.modulestore.inheritance import own_metadata
 from xmodule.contentstore.content import StaticContent
 
 from xmodule.modulestore.exceptions import (
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tabs.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tabs.py
index f3291ae928..aa479e2e35 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tabs.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tabs.py
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ from django.core.exceptions import PermissionDenied
 from django_future.csrf import ensure_csrf_cookie
 from django.views.decorators.http import require_http_methods
 from edxmako.shortcuts import render_to_response
-from xmodule.modulestore import Location
-from xmodule.modulestore.inheritance import own_metadata
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import modulestore
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import loc_mapper
 from xmodule.modulestore.locator import BlockUsageLocator
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_checklists.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_checklists.py
index 33bfe5e48d..aa480a525c 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_checklists.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_checklists.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 """ Unit tests for checklist methods in views.py. """
 from contentstore.utils import get_modulestore
 from contentstore.views.checklist import expand_checklist_action_url
-from xmodule.modulestore.inheritance import own_metadata
 from xmodule.modulestore.tests.factories import CourseFactory
 from xmodule.modulestore.django import loc_mapper
 
diff --git a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_textbooks.py b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_textbooks.py
index 89ace34a7f..7312d0c70a 100644
--- a/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_textbooks.py
+++ b/cms/djangoapps/contentstore/views/tests/test_textbooks.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import json
 from unittest import TestCase
 from contentstore.tests.utils import CourseTestCase
 from contentstore.utils import get_modulestore
-from xmodule.modulestore.inheritance import own_metadata
 
 from contentstore.views.course import (
     validate_textbooks_json, validate_textbook_json, TextbookValidationError)