diff --git a/tests/compile-test.rs b/tests/compile-test.rs
index 8b8ffe86f19..005c2ce33f9 100644
--- a/tests/compile-test.rs
+++ b/tests/compile-test.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 #![feature(test)]
 
-extern crate compiletest_rs as compiletest;
+use compiletest_rs as compiletest;
 extern crate test;
 
 use std::env::{set_var, var};
diff --git a/tests/matches.rs b/tests/matches.rs
index 00e2f043cbb..7d099665259 100644
--- a/tests/matches.rs
+++ b/tests/matches.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 
 #![feature(rustc_private)]
 
-extern crate clippy_lints;
 extern crate syntax;
 use std::collections::Bound;
 
diff --git a/tests/needless_continue_helpers.rs b/tests/needless_continue_helpers.rs
index 8237ac437ba..e0dcd035c58 100644
--- a/tests/needless_continue_helpers.rs
+++ b/tests/needless_continue_helpers.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 // Tests for the various helper functions used by the needless_continue
 // lint that don't belong in utils.
 
-extern crate clippy_lints;
 use clippy_lints::needless_continue::{erode_block, erode_from_back, erode_from_front};
 
 #[test]
diff --git a/tests/versioncheck.rs b/tests/versioncheck.rs
index cdf97f75ec6..945e35f4ebf 100644
--- a/tests/versioncheck.rs
+++ b/tests/versioncheck.rs
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-extern crate cargo_metadata;
-extern crate semver;
 use semver::VersionReq;
 
 #[test]