diff --git a/utils/apparmor/aa.py b/utils/apparmor/aa.py
index 94e66efc0..6d2eb7817 100644
--- a/utils/apparmor/aa.py
+++ b/utils/apparmor/aa.py
@@ -1477,15 +1477,9 @@ def set_logfile(filename):
 
 
 def do_logprof_pass(logmark='', out_dir=None):
-    # set up variables for this pass
-    global active_profiles
-#     changed = dict()
-
     aaui.UI_Info(_('Reading log entries from %s.') % logfile)
 
     load_sev_db()
-    # print(pid)
-    # print(active_profiles)
 
     log_reader = apparmor.logparser.ReadLog(logfile, active_profiles, profile_dir)
     hashlog = log_reader.read_log(logmark)
diff --git a/utils/apparmor/common.py b/utils/apparmor/common.py
index 7fadcf33f..3152a986e 100644
--- a/utils/apparmor/common.py
+++ b/utils/apparmor/common.py
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ def msg(out, output=sys.stdout):
 
 def debug(out):
     """Print debug message"""
-    global DEBUGGING
     if DEBUGGING:
         try:
             print("DEBUG: %s" % (out), file=sys.stderr)
diff --git a/utils/test/test-aa-easyprof.py b/utils/test/test-aa-easyprof.py
index 1e677d501..fca835df0 100755
--- a/utils/test/test-aa-easyprof.py
+++ b/utils/test/test-aa-easyprof.py
@@ -112,8 +112,6 @@ class T(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         """Setup for tests"""
-        global topdir
-
         self.tmpdir = os.path.realpath(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='test-aa-easyprof'))
 
         # Copy everything into place