diff --git a/volatility3/cli/text_renderer.py b/volatility3/cli/text_renderer.py
index 1ddfcca84..08608a3d0 100644
--- a/volatility3/cli/text_renderer.py
+++ b/volatility3/cli/text_renderer.py
@@ -322,10 +322,7 @@ class PrettyTextRenderer(CLIRenderer):
         tab_width = 8
         while line.find('\t') >= 0:
             i = line.find('\t')
-            if (tab_width > 0):
-                pad = " " * (tab_width - (i % tab_width))
-            else:
-                pad = ""
+            pad = " " * (tab_width - (i % tab_width))
             line = line.replace("\t", pad, 1)
         return line
 
diff --git a/volatility3/framework/configuration/requirements.py b/volatility3/framework/configuration/requirements.py
index 746b72226..4edc6d17c 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/configuration/requirements.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/configuration/requirements.py
@@ -470,14 +470,14 @@ class ModuleRequirement(interfaces.configuration.ConstructableRequirementInterfa
             if req_unsatisfied:
                 result.update(req_unsatisfied)
         if not result:
+            vollog.log(constants.LOGLEVEL_V, f"IndexError - No configuration provided: {config_path}")
             result = {config_path: self}
-        return result
 
         ### NOTE: This validate method has side effects (the dependencies can change)!!!
 
         self._validate_class(context, interfaces.configuration.parent_path(config_path))
-        vollog.log(constants.LOGLEVEL_V, f"IndexError - No configuration provided: {config_path}")
-        return {config_path: self}
+
+        return result
 
     def construct(self, context: interfaces.context.ContextInterface, config_path: str) -> None:
         """Constructs the appropriate layer and adds it based on the class parameter."""
diff --git a/volatility3/framework/layers/qemu.py b/volatility3/framework/layers/qemu.py
index df383a04a..f1ba1e468 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/layers/qemu.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/layers/qemu.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #
 import functools
 import json
-import math
 from typing import Optional, Dict, Any, Tuple, List, Set
 
 from volatility3.framework import interfaces, exceptions, constants
@@ -131,8 +130,6 @@ class QemuSuspendLayer(segmented.NonLinearlySegmentedLayer):
         index = 8
         section_info = dict()
         current_section_id = -1
-        version_id = -1
-        name = None
         while section_byte != self.QEVM_EOF and index <= base_layer.maximum_address:
             section_byte = self.context.object(self._qemu_table_name + constants.BANG + 'unsigned char',
                                                offset = index,
diff --git a/volatility3/framework/plugins/windows/ldrmodules.py b/volatility3/framework/plugins/windows/ldrmodules.py
index 42eeacd4d..e7c96e946 100644
--- a/volatility3/framework/plugins/windows/ldrmodules.py
+++ b/volatility3/framework/plugins/windows/ldrmodules.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 from volatility3.framework import interfaces, constants
 from volatility3.framework import renderers, interfaces, exceptions
 from volatility3.framework.configuration import requirements
-from volatility3.framework.objects import utility
 from volatility3.framework.renderers import format_hints
 from volatility3.framework.symbols import intermed
 from volatility3.framework.symbols.windows.extensions import pe