merge
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/PathBrowser.py b/Lib/idlelib/PathBrowser.py
index 8ea553d..5e5c6be 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/PathBrowser.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/PathBrowser.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
import os
import sys
-import imp
import importlib.machinery
from idlelib.TreeWidget import TreeItem
diff --git a/Lib/idlelib/TreeWidget.py b/Lib/idlelib/TreeWidget.py
index 833896c..1f4854d 100644
--- a/Lib/idlelib/TreeWidget.py
+++ b/Lib/idlelib/TreeWidget.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
import os
from tkinter import *
-import imp
from idlelib import ZoomHeight
from idlelib.configHandler import idleConf
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 5fbc8d8..c20a50b 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -479,6 +479,8 @@
IDLE
----
+- Remove dead imports of imp.
+
- Issue #18196: Avoid displaying spurious SystemExit tracebacks.
- Issue #5492: Avoid traceback when exiting IDLE caused by a race condition.