diff --git a/compiler/check_import_accessibility.m b/compiler/check_import_accessibility.m
index e1db2a5af..3418cb6d3 100644
--- a/compiler/check_import_accessibility.m
+++ b/compiler/check_import_accessibility.m
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@
 :- module parse_tree.check_import_accessibility.
 :- interface.
 
-:- import_module mdbcomp.
-:- import_module mdbcomp.sym_name.
 :- import_module parse_tree.error_spec.
 :- import_module parse_tree.prog_item.
 
@@ -78,6 +76,8 @@
 
 :- import_module libs.
 :- import_module libs.globals.
+:- import_module mdbcomp.
+:- import_module mdbcomp.sym_name.
 :- import_module parse_tree.item_util.
 :- import_module parse_tree.prog_data.
 :- import_module parse_tree.prog_data_foreign.
diff --git a/compiler/hlds_proc_util.m b/compiler/hlds_proc_util.m
index 94dfddbbb..ee90051ab 100644
--- a/compiler/hlds_proc_util.m
+++ b/compiler/hlds_proc_util.m
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 :- import_module parse_tree.var_table.
 
 :- import_module list.
-:- import_module map.
 
 %---------------------------------------------------------------------------%
 %
@@ -139,6 +138,7 @@
 
 :- import_module assoc_list.
 :- import_module int.
+:- import_module map.
 :- import_module maybe.
 :- import_module pair.
 :- import_module require.
diff --git a/compiler/prog_type.m b/compiler/prog_type.m
index 04501b8e6..976964dd5 100644
--- a/compiler/prog_type.m
+++ b/compiler/prog_type.m
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 :- import_module bool.
 :- import_module list.
 :- import_module map.
-:- import_module term.
 
 %---------------------------------------------------------------------------%
 
@@ -220,6 +219,7 @@
 :- import_module int.
 :- import_module require.
 :- import_module string.
+:- import_module term.
 
 %---------------------------------------------------------------------------%
 
diff --git a/compiler/prog_type_scan.m b/compiler/prog_type_scan.m
index 74faa0056..9c88d48c0 100644
--- a/compiler/prog_type_scan.m
+++ b/compiler/prog_type_scan.m
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
 
 :- import_module list.
 :- import_module set.
-:- import_module term.
 
 %---------------------------------------------------------------------------%
 
@@ -68,6 +67,8 @@
 
 :- implementation.
 
+:- import_module term.
+
 %---------------------------------------------------------------------------%
 
 set_of_type_vars_in_type(Type, SetOfTVars) :-
diff --git a/compiler/prog_type_test.m b/compiler/prog_type_test.m
index ec0142999..39dc53e4a 100644
--- a/compiler/prog_type_test.m
+++ b/compiler/prog_type_test.m
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 :- import_module parse_tree.prog_data.
 
 :- import_module list.
-:- import_module term.
 
 %---------------------------------------------------------------------------%
 %
@@ -138,6 +137,7 @@
 :- import_module parse_tree.prog_type_scan.
 
 :- import_module require.
+:- import_module term.
 
 %---------------------------------------------------------------------------%
 
diff --git a/compiler/prog_type_unify.m b/compiler/prog_type_unify.m
index 02d65ad25..6ee13fe7c 100644
--- a/compiler/prog_type_unify.m
+++ b/compiler/prog_type_unify.m
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 :- import_module parse_tree.prog_data.
 
 :- import_module list.
-:- import_module map.
-:- import_module term.
 
 %---------------------------------------------------------------------------%
 %
@@ -108,7 +106,9 @@
 :- import_module parse_tree.prog_type_scan.
 :- import_module parse_tree.prog_type_subst.
 
+:- import_module map.
 :- import_module require.
+:- import_module term.
 
 %---------------------------------------------------------------------------%