diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/ShrinkAction.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/ShrinkAction.java
index 990ee872d72..aaf67be6292 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/ShrinkAction.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/ShrinkAction.java
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ package org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.indexlifecycle;
 
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.create.CreateIndexRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.client.Client;
-import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterState;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.ParseField;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamInput;
@@ -15,7 +14,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.common.io.stream.StreamOutput;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.ConstructingObjectParser;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.xcontent.XContentParser;
-import org.elasticsearch.index.Index;
 import org.elasticsearch.xpack.core.indexlifecycle.Step.StepKey;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/ShrinkStep.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/ShrinkStep.java
index 631fce1cf2b..9cd2a44b0bf 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/ShrinkStep.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/indexlifecycle/ShrinkStep.java
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.alias.Alias;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.shrink.ResizeRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.client.Client;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.metadata.IndexMetaData;
-import org.elasticsearch.common.Strings;
 import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
 
 import java.util.Objects;