diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/evtgen/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/evtgen/package.py
index 093f029ab88..41a44bad543 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/evtgen/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/evtgen/package.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ def configure(self, spec, prefix):
         options += self.configure_args()
 
         with working_dir(self.build_directory, create=True):
-            inspect.getmodule(self).configure(*options)
+            configure(*options)
 
     @when("@:01")
     def configure_args(self):
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fjcontrib/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fjcontrib/package.py
index a7acaa64c0f..2563359dd9b 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fjcontrib/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/fjcontrib/package.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
 
-import inspect
-
 from spack.package import *
 
 
@@ -87,9 +85,9 @@ def configure_args(self):
     def build(self, spec, prefix):
         with working_dir(self.build_directory):
             for target in self.build_targets:
-                inspect.getmodule(self).make(target)
+                make(target)
 
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
         with working_dir(self.build_directory):
             for target in self.install_targets:
-                inspect.getmodule(self).make(target)
+                make(target)
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/grackle/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/grackle/package.py
index e87b2ef93e1..a859ab4ad14 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/grackle/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/grackle/package.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
 
-import inspect
 import os.path
 
 from spack.package import *
@@ -51,9 +50,7 @@ def install(self, spec, prefix):
             "@LINK_VARIABLES_DEFINITION": link_variables,
         }
 
-        template = join_path(
-            os.path.dirname(inspect.getmodule(self).__file__), "Make.mach.template"
-        )
+        template = join_path(os.path.dirname(__file__), "Make.mach.template")
         makefile = join_path(
             self.stage.source_path, "src", "clib", "Make.mach.{0}".format(grackle_architecture)
         )
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/intel-tbb/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/intel-tbb/package.py
index 7e1bff25abb..d3c6e9fef91 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/intel-tbb/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/intel-tbb/package.py
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
 
 import glob
-import inspect
 import platform
 import sys
 
@@ -316,14 +315,13 @@ def install(self, pkg, spec, prefix):
 
         if spec.satisfies("@2017.8,2018.1:"):
             # Generate and install the CMake Config file.
-            cmake_args = (
-                "-DTBB_ROOT={0}".format(prefix),
-                "-DTBB_OS={0}".format(platform.system()),
-                "-P",
-                "tbb_config_generator.cmake",
-            )
             with working_dir(join_path(self.stage.source_path, "cmake")):
-                inspect.getmodule(self).cmake(*cmake_args)
+                cmake(
+                    f"-DTBB_ROOT={prefix}",
+                    f"-DTBB_OS={platform.system()}",
+                    "-P",
+                    "tbb_config_generator.cmake",
+                )
 
     @run_after("install")
     def darwin_fix(self):
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lorene/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lorene/package.py
index 76ad46d1e14..685495d9024 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lorene/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/lorene/package.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
 
-import inspect
 import os
 
 from spack.package import *
@@ -80,9 +79,7 @@ def edit(self, spec, prefix):
             ("@LIB_LAPACK@", lapack_libs + " " + blas_libs),
             ("@LIB_PGPLOT@", pgplot_libdirs + " " + pgplot_libs),
         ]
-        local_settings_template = join_path(
-            os.path.dirname(inspect.getmodule(self).__file__), "local_settings.template"
-        )
+        local_settings_template = join_path(os.path.dirname(__file__), "local_settings.template")
         local_settings = join_path(self.stage.source_path, "local_settings")
         copy(local_settings_template, local_settings)
         for key, value in substitutions:
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ollama/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ollama/package.py
index 8213efdebc1..98a171998fc 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ollama/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/ollama/package.py
@@ -49,9 +49,5 @@ def generate_args(self):
 
     def generate(self, pkg, spec, prefix):
         """Runs ``go generate`` in the source directory"""
-        import inspect
-
-        import llnl.util.filesystem as fs
-
-        with fs.working_dir(self.build_directory):
-            inspect.getmodule(pkg).go("generate", *self.generate_args)
+        with working_dir(self.build_directory):
+            go("generate", *self.generate_args)
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/perl-bioperl/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/perl-bioperl/package.py
index ddbcc265b69..790446ad915 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/perl-bioperl/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/perl-bioperl/package.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
 
-import inspect
-
 from spack.package import *
 
 
@@ -105,7 +103,7 @@ def configure(self, spec, prefix):
             f.writelines(config_answers)
 
         with open(config_answers_filename, "r") as f:
-            inspect.getmodule(self).perl("Build.PL", "--install_base=%s" % self.prefix, input=f)
+            perl("Build.PL", "--install_base=%s" % self.prefix, input=f)
 
     # Need to also override the build and install methods to make sure that the
     # Build script is run through perl and not use the shebang, as it might be
@@ -113,8 +111,8 @@ def configure(self, spec, prefix):
     # `@run_after(configure)` step defined in `PerlPackage`.
     @when("@1.007002")
     def build(self, spec, prefix):
-        inspect.getmodule(self).perl("Build")
+        perl("Build")
 
     @when("@1.007002")
     def install(self, spec, prefix):
-        inspect.getmodule(self).perl("Build", "install")
+        perl("Build", "install")
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/perl-io-socket-ssl/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/perl-io-socket-ssl/package.py
index 143360fd204..08e6aa21175 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/perl-io-socket-ssl/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/perl-io-socket-ssl/package.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
 
-import inspect
-
 from spack.package import *
 
 
@@ -23,7 +21,7 @@ class PerlIoSocketSsl(PerlPackage):
 
     def configure(self, spec, prefix):
         self.build_method = "Makefile.PL"
-        self.build_executable = inspect.getmodule(self).make
+        self.build_executable = make
         # Should I do external tests?
         config_answers = ["n\n"]
         config_answers_filename = "spack-config.in"
@@ -32,4 +30,4 @@ def configure(self, spec, prefix):
             f.writelines(config_answers)
 
         with open(config_answers_filename, "r") as f:
-            inspect.getmodule(self).perl("Makefile.PL", f"INSTALL_BASE={prefix}", input=f)
+            perl("Makefile.PL", f"INSTALL_BASE={prefix}", input=f)
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/perl-net-ssleay/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/perl-net-ssleay/package.py
index f03f030f002..03d27156da1 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/perl-net-ssleay/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/perl-net-ssleay/package.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
 
-import inspect
-
 from spack.package import *
 
 
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ class PerlNetSsleay(PerlPackage):
 
     def configure(self, spec, prefix):
         self.build_method = "Makefile.PL"
-        self.build_executable = inspect.getmodule(self).make
+        self.build_executable = make
         # Do you want to run external tests?
         config_answers = ["\n"]
         config_answers_filename = "spack-config.in"
@@ -35,4 +33,4 @@ def configure(self, spec, prefix):
 
         with open(config_answers_filename, "r") as f:
             env["OPENSSL_PREFIX"] = self.spec["openssl"].prefix
-            inspect.getmodule(self).perl("Makefile.PL", "INSTALL_BASE={0}".format(prefix), input=f)
+            perl("Makefile.PL", "INSTALL_BASE={0}".format(prefix), input=f)
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pexsi/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pexsi/package.py
index b8ef54bc26f..395ab1299b1 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pexsi/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/pexsi/package.py
@@ -3,9 +3,6 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
 
-import inspect
-import os.path
-
 import spack.build_systems.cmake
 import spack.build_systems.makefile
 from spack.package import *
@@ -94,7 +91,7 @@ def edit(self, pkg, spec, prefix):
 
         substitutions.append(("@FLDFLAGS", fldflags.lstrip()))
 
-        template = join_path(os.path.dirname(inspect.getmodule(self).__file__), "make.inc")
+        template = join_path(__file__, "make.inc")
         makefile = join_path(pkg.stage.source_path, "make.inc")
         copy(template, makefile)
         for key, value in substitutions:
diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/wannier90/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/wannier90/package.py
index 54f0f7f6d12..417cdc38f7c 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/wannier90/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/wannier90/package.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: (Apache-2.0 OR MIT)
 
-import inspect
 import os.path
 
 from spack.package import *
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ def edit(self, spec, prefix):
             "@LIBS": (lapack + blas + mpi).joined(),
         }
 
-        template = join_path(os.path.dirname(inspect.getmodule(self).__file__), "make.sys")
+        template = join_path(os.path.dirname(__file__), "make.sys")
 
         copy(template, self.makefile_name)
         for key, value in substitutions.items():