| diff --git a/scripts-dev/check_auth.py b/scripts-dev/check_auth.py
index b889ac7fa7..4fa8792a5f 100644
--- a/scripts-dev/check_auth.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/check_auth.py
@@ -56,10 +56,9 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     js = json.load(args.json)
 
-
     auth = Auth(Mock())
     check_auth(
         auth,
         [FrozenEvent(d) for d in js["auth_chain"]],
-        [FrozenEvent(d) for d in js["pdus"]],
+        [FrozenEvent(d) for d in js.get("pdus", [])],
     )
diff --git a/scripts-dev/check_event_hash.py b/scripts-dev/check_event_hash.py
 index 679afbd268..7ccae34d48 100644
--- a/scripts-dev/check_event_hash.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/check_event_hash.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from synapse.crypto.event_signing import *
-from syutil.base64util import encode_base64
+from unpaddedbase64 import encode_base64
 
 import argparse
 import hashlib
diff --git a/scripts-dev/check_signature.py b/scripts-dev/check_signature.py
 index 59e3d603ac..079577908a 100644
--- a/scripts-dev/check_signature.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/check_signature.py
@@ -1,9 +1,7 @@
 
-from syutil.crypto.jsonsign import verify_signed_json
-from syutil.crypto.signing_key import (
-    decode_verify_key_bytes, write_signing_keys
-)
-from syutil.base64util import decode_base64
+from signedjson.sign import verify_signed_json
+from signedjson.key import decode_verify_key_bytes, write_signing_keys
+from unpaddedbase64 import decode_base64
 
 import urllib2
 import json
diff --git a/scripts-dev/convert_server_keys.py b/scripts-dev/convert_server_keys.py
 index a1ee39059c..151551f22c 100644
--- a/scripts-dev/convert_server_keys.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/convert_server_keys.py
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ import sys
 import json
 import time
 import hashlib
-from syutil.base64util import encode_base64
-from syutil.crypto.signing_key import read_signing_keys
-from syutil.crypto.jsonsign import sign_json
-from syutil.jsonutil import encode_canonical_json
+from unpaddedbase64 import encode_base64
+from signedjson.key import read_signing_keys
+from signedjson.sign import sign_json
+from canonicaljson import encode_canonical_json
 
 
 def select_v1_keys(connection):
diff --git a/scripts-dev/hash_history.py b/scripts-dev/hash_history.py
 index bdad530af8..616d6a10e7 100644
--- a/scripts-dev/hash_history.py
+++ b/scripts-dev/hash_history.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ from synapse.crypto.event_signing import (
     add_event_pdu_content_hash, compute_pdu_event_reference_hash
 )
 from synapse.api.events.utils import prune_pdu
-from syutil.base64util import encode_base64, decode_base64
-from syutil.jsonutil import encode_canonical_json
+from unpaddedbase64 import encode_base64, decode_base64
+from canonicaljson import encode_canonical_json
 import sqlite3
 import sys
 |