diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py
index 8a13b4741887..36a5164707ed 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_figure.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 import platform
-import sys
 import warnings
 
 from matplotlib import rcParams
@@ -148,7 +147,7 @@ def test_gca():
 
     ax2 = fig.add_subplot(121, projection='polar')
     assert fig.gca() is ax2
-    assert fig.gca(polar=True)is ax2
+    assert fig.gca(polar=True) is ax2
 
     ax3 = fig.add_subplot(122)
     assert fig.gca() is ax3
@@ -429,20 +428,20 @@ def test_tightbbox():
     t = ax.text(1., 0.5, 'This dangles over end')
     renderer = fig.canvas.get_renderer()
     x1Nom0 = 9.035  # inches
-    assert np.abs(t.get_tightbbox(renderer).x1 - x1Nom0 * fig.dpi) < 2
-    assert np.abs(ax.get_tightbbox(renderer).x1 - x1Nom0 * fig.dpi) < 2
-    assert np.abs(fig.get_tightbbox(renderer).x1 - x1Nom0) < 0.05
-    assert np.abs(fig.get_tightbbox(renderer).x0 - 0.679) < 0.05
+    assert abs(t.get_tightbbox(renderer).x1 - x1Nom0 * fig.dpi) < 2
+    assert abs(ax.get_tightbbox(renderer).x1 - x1Nom0 * fig.dpi) < 2
+    assert abs(fig.get_tightbbox(renderer).x1 - x1Nom0) < 0.05
+    assert abs(fig.get_tightbbox(renderer).x0 - 0.679) < 0.05
     # now exclude t from the tight bbox so now the bbox is quite a bit
     # smaller
     t.set_in_layout(False)
     x1Nom = 7.333
-    assert np.abs(ax.get_tightbbox(renderer).x1 - x1Nom * fig.dpi) < 2
-    assert np.abs(fig.get_tightbbox(renderer).x1 - x1Nom) < 0.05
+    assert abs(ax.get_tightbbox(renderer).x1 - x1Nom * fig.dpi) < 2
+    assert abs(fig.get_tightbbox(renderer).x1 - x1Nom) < 0.05
 
     t.set_in_layout(True)
     x1Nom = 7.333
-    assert np.abs(ax.get_tightbbox(renderer).x1 - x1Nom0 * fig.dpi) < 2
+    assert abs(ax.get_tightbbox(renderer).x1 - x1Nom0 * fig.dpi) < 2
     # test bbox_extra_artists method...
-    assert np.abs(ax.get_tightbbox(renderer,
-                        bbox_extra_artists=[]).x1 - x1Nom * fig.dpi) < 2
+    assert abs(ax.get_tightbbox(renderer, bbox_extra_artists=[]).x1
+               - x1Nom * fig.dpi) < 2