diff --git a/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/linalg_impl.py b/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/linalg_impl.py
index e69b4986ba..4080f84724 100644
--- a/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/linalg_impl.py
+++ b/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/linalg_impl.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import collections
 import functools
-# Dependency imports
 import numpy as np
 
 from tensorflow_probability.python.internal.backend.numpy import _utils as utils
diff --git a/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/misc.py b/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/misc.py
index d9f1ecdd5c..a126eb756c 100644
--- a/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/misc.py
+++ b/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/misc.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import collections
 
-# Dependency imports
 import numpy as np
 
 from tensorflow_probability.python.internal.backend.numpy import _utils as utils
diff --git a/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/nn.py b/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/nn.py
index 5609a5bcc6..3a1ce16f65 100644
--- a/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/nn.py
+++ b/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/nn.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import collections
 
-# Dependency imports
 import numpy as np
 
 from tensorflow_probability.python.internal.backend.numpy import _utils as utils
diff --git a/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/numpy_array.py b/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/numpy_array.py
index 55d46b189d..9ccb6bd995 100644
--- a/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/numpy_array.py
+++ b/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/numpy_array.py
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 """Numpy implementations of TensorFlow general top-level functions."""
 
 import functools
-# Dependency imports
 import numpy as np
 import numpy as onp  # pylint: disable=reimported
 
diff --git a/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/numpy_test.py b/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/numpy_test.py
index 5ef9fafd98..cae953f875 100644
--- a/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/numpy_test.py
+++ b/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/numpy_test.py
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 import functools
 
-# Dependency imports
-
 from absl import flags
 from absl import logging
 from absl.testing import parameterized
diff --git a/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/ops.py b/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/ops.py
index 692bd2c7c3..96e8fa5155 100644
--- a/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/ops.py
+++ b/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/ops.py
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 import contextlib
 import functools
 
-# Dependency imports
 import numpy as np
 import numpy as onp  # Avoid JAX rewrite.  # pylint: disable=reimported
 import six
diff --git a/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/raw_ops.py b/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/raw_ops.py
index 0ccae42a60..abf5a12181 100644
--- a/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/raw_ops.py
+++ b/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/raw_ops.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 import collections
 
-# Dependency imports
 import numpy as np
 import numpy as onp  # Disable JAX rewrite.  # pylint: disable=reimported
 
diff --git a/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/sets_lib.py b/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/sets_lib.py
index 070f685929..abd6793276 100644
--- a/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/sets_lib.py
+++ b/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/sets_lib.py
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 # ============================================================================
 """Numpy implementations of sets functions."""
 
-# Dependency imports
 import numpy as np
 
 from tensorflow_probability.python.internal.backend.numpy import _utils as utils
diff --git a/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/tensor_array_ops_test.py b/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/tensor_array_ops_test.py
index 8dd6d79501..c87ae5d3d7 100644
--- a/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/tensor_array_ops_test.py
+++ b/tensorflow_probability/python/internal/backend/numpy/tensor_array_ops_test.py
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 # ============================================================================
 """Tests for `internal.backend.numpy.TensorArray`."""
 
-# Dependency imports
-
 import numpy as np  # Rewritten by script to import jax.numpy
 
 from tensorflow_probability.python.internal.backend import numpy as nptf