diff --git a/includes/descriptionList.py b/includes/descriptionList.py
index 848d39a..9e548fd 100644
--- a/includes/descriptionList.py
+++ b/includes/descriptionList.py
@@ -106,13 +106,10 @@ def getDescription(typ, data):
 	logging.debug("look up description lists")
 	try:
 		if typ == "FMS":
-			global fmsDescribtionList
 			resultStr = fmsDescribtionList[data]
 		elif typ == "ZVEI":
-			global zveiDescribtionList
 			resultStr = zveiDescribtionList[data]
 		elif typ == "POC":
-			global ricDescribtionList
 			resultStr = ricDescribtionList[data[:-1]] # MainRIC
 			resultStr += " " + ricDescribtionList[data] # SubRIC
 		else:
diff --git a/includes/doubleFilter.py b/includes/doubleFilter.py
index 8550640..887b074 100644
--- a/includes/doubleFilter.py
+++ b/includes/doubleFilter.py
@@ -31,12 +31,10 @@ def checkID(typ, data, msg=""):
 	@return:    True if check was OK
 	@return:    False if double was found
 	"""
-	global doubleList
 	timestamp = int(time.time()) # Get Timestamp
 
 	logging.debug("checkID: %s (%s)", data, msg)
-	for i in range(len(doubleList)):
-		(xID, xTimestamp, xMsg) = doubleList[i]
+	for (xID, xTimestamp, xMsg) in doubleList:
 		# given ID found?
 		# return False if the first entry in double_ignore_time is found, we will not check for younger ones...
 		if data == xID and timestamp < xTimestamp + globalVars.config.getint("BOSWatch", "doubleFilter_ignore_time"):
diff --git a/includes/pynma/pynma.py b/includes/pynma/pynma.py
index ff91a31..08a71cb 100644
--- a/includes/pynma/pynma.py
+++ b/includes/pynma/pynma.py
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@ takes 2 optional arguments:
         self._developerkey = None
         self.developerkey(developerkey)
         if apikey:
-            if type(apikey) == str:
+            if isinstance(apikey, str):
                 apikey = [apikey]
         self._apikey          = uniq(apikey)
 
     def addkey(self, key):
         "Add a key (register ?)"
-        if type(key) == str:
+        if isinstance(key, str):
             if not key in self._apikey:
                 self._apikey.append(key)
-        elif type(key) == list:
+        elif isinstance(key, list):
             for k in key:
                 if not k in self._apikey:
                     self._apikey.append(k)
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ takes 2 optional arguments:
 
     def developerkey(self, developerkey):
         "Sets the developer key (and check it has the good length)"
-        if type(developerkey) == str and len(developerkey) == 48:
+        if isinstance(developerkey, str) and len(developerkey) == 48:
             self._developerkey = developerkey
 
     def pushWithAPIKey(self, apikey=[], application="", event="", description="", url="", contenttype=None, priority=0, batch_mode=False, html=False):
diff --git a/includes/regexFilter.py b/includes/regexFilter.py
index 8f3ef2c..bccd7ea 100644
--- a/includes/regexFilter.py
+++ b/includes/regexFilter.py
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ def loadFilters():
 
 	@return:    nothing
 	"""
-	global filterList
 	try:
 		logging.debug("loading filters")
 		# For each entry in config.ini [Filters] section
diff --git a/plugins/notifyMyAndroid/notifyMyAndroid.py b/plugins/notifyMyAndroid/notifyMyAndroid.py
index ece1859..7fa535f 100644
--- a/plugins/notifyMyAndroid/notifyMyAndroid.py
+++ b/plugins/notifyMyAndroid/notifyMyAndroid.py
@@ -173,9 +173,6 @@ def run(typ,freq,data):
 	@return:    nothing
 	"""
 	# local variables
-	global fmsAPIKeyList
-	global zveiAPIKeyList
-	global pocAPIKeyList
 
 	try:
 		try: