diff --git a/axes/apps.py b/axes/apps.py
index e850397..f4b641b 100644
--- a/axes/apps.py
+++ b/axes/apps.py
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ class AppConfig(apps.AppConfig):
         from django.contrib.auth.views import LoginView
         from django.utils.decorators import method_decorator
 
-        from axes import signals
+        from axes import signals  # pylint: disable=unused-import,unused-variable
+
         from axes.decorators import axes_dispatch
         from axes.decorators import axes_form_invalid
 
diff --git a/axes/utils.py b/axes/utils.py
index d5966ee..69c08d8 100644
--- a/axes/utils.py
+++ b/axes/utils.py
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 
-from platform import python_version
-from sys import platform
-if python_version() < '3.4' and platform == 'win32':
-    import win_inet_pton
-from socket import inet_pton, AF_INET6, error
+try:
+    import win_inet_pton  # pylint: disable=unused-import
+except ImportError:
+    pass
+
+from socket import error, inet_pton, AF_INET6
 
 from django.core.cache import caches
 from django.utils import six