diff --git a/codeflash/languages/python/context/code_context_extractor.py b/codeflash/languages/python/context/code_context_extractor.py
index ad8bb331d..d2b63cfda 100644
--- a/codeflash/languages/python/context/code_context_extractor.py
+++ b/codeflash/languages/python/context/code_context_extractor.py
@@ -1770,3 +1770,22 @@ def belongs_to_function_qualified(name: Name, qualified_function_name: str) -> b
         return False
     except ValueError:
         return False
+
+
+def _maybe_strip_docstring(node: cst.FunctionDef | cst.ClassDef, cfg: PruneConfig) -> cst.FunctionDef | cst.ClassDef:
+    """Strip docstring from function or class if configured to do so."""
+    if not cfg.remove_docstrings or not isinstance(node.body, cst.IndentedBlock):
+        return node
+
+    body_stmts = node.body.body
+    if not body_stmts:
+        return node
+
+    first_stmt = body_stmts[0]
+    if isinstance(first_stmt, cst.SimpleStatementLine) and len(first_stmt.body) == 1:
+        expr_stmt = first_stmt.body[0]
+        if isinstance(expr_stmt, cst.Expr) and isinstance(expr_stmt.value, cst.SimpleString | cst.ConcatenatedString):
+            new_body = body_stmts[1:] or [cst.SimpleStatementLine(body=[cst.Pass()])]
+            return node.with_changes(body=node.body.with_changes(body=new_body))
+
+    return node
diff --git a/codeflash/languages/python/static_analysis/code_extractor.py b/codeflash/languages/python/static_analysis/code_extractor.py
index 1b315d629..80a274770 100644
--- a/codeflash/languages/python/static_analysis/code_extractor.py
+++ b/codeflash/languages/python/static_analysis/code_extractor.py
@@ -553,7 +553,13 @@ def add_needed_imports_from_module(
     if not helper_functions_fqn:
         helper_functions_fqn = {f.fully_qualified_name for f in (helper_functions or [])}
 
-    dst_code_fallback = dst_module_code if isinstance(dst_module_code, str) else dst_module_code.code
+    # Cache the fallback early to avoid repeated isinstance checks
+    if isinstance(dst_module_code, str):
+        dst_code_fallback = dst_module_code
+        parsed_dst_module = None
+    else:
+        dst_code_fallback = dst_module_code.code
+        parsed_dst_module = dst_module_code
 
     src_module_and_package: ModuleNameAndPackage = calculate_module_and_package(project_root, src_path)
     dst_module_and_package: ModuleNameAndPackage = calculate_module_and_package(project_root, dst_path)
@@ -563,18 +569,32 @@ def add_needed_imports_from_module(
         full_module_name=dst_module_and_package.name,
         full_package_name=dst_module_and_package.package,
     )
-    gatherer: GatherImportsVisitor = GatherImportsVisitor(
-        CodemodContext(
-            filename=src_path.name,
-            full_module_name=src_module_and_package.name,
-            full_package_name=src_module_and_package.package,
-        )
-    )
     try:
         if isinstance(src_module_code, cst.Module):
             src_module = src_module_code.visit(FutureAliasedImportTransformer())
         else:
             src_module = cst.parse_module(src_module_code).visit(FutureAliasedImportTransformer())
+
+        # Early exit: check if source has any imports at module level
+        has_module_level_imports = any(
+            isinstance(stmt, (cst.Import, cst.ImportFrom))
+            for stmt in src_module.body
+            if isinstance(stmt, cst.SimpleStatementLine)
+            for s in stmt.body
+            if isinstance(s, (cst.Import, cst.ImportFrom))
+        )
+
+        if not has_module_level_imports:
+            return dst_code_fallback
+
+        gatherer: GatherImportsVisitor = GatherImportsVisitor(
+            CodemodContext(
+                filename=src_path.name,
+                full_module_name=src_module_and_package.name,
+                full_package_name=src_module_and_package.package,
+            )
+        )
+
         # Exclude function/class bodies so GatherImportsVisitor only sees module-level imports.
         # Nested imports (inside functions) are part of function logic and must not be
         # scheduled for add/remove — RemoveImportsVisitor would strip them as "unused".
@@ -582,22 +602,30 @@ def add_needed_imports_from_module(
             body=[stmt for stmt in src_module.body if not isinstance(stmt, (cst.FunctionDef, cst.ClassDef))]
         )
         module_level_only.visit(gatherer)
+
+        # Early exit: if no imports were gathered, return destination as-is
+        if (
+            not gatherer.module_imports
+            and not gatherer.object_mapping
+            and not gatherer.module_aliases
+            and not gatherer.alias_mapping
+        ):
+            return dst_code_fallback
+
     except Exception as e:
         logger.error(f"Error parsing source module code: {e}")
         return dst_code_fallback
 
     dotted_import_collector = DottedImportCollector()
-    if isinstance(dst_module_code, cst.Module):
-        parsed_dst_module = dst_module_code
-        parsed_dst_module.visit(dotted_import_collector)
-    else:
+    if parsed_dst_module is None:
         try:
             parsed_dst_module = cst.parse_module(dst_module_code)
-            parsed_dst_module.visit(dotted_import_collector)
         except cst.ParserSyntaxError as e:
             logger.exception(f"Syntax error in destination module code: {e}")
             return dst_code_fallback
 
+    parsed_dst_module.visit(dotted_import_collector)
+
     try:
         for mod in gatherer.module_imports:
             # Skip __future__ imports as they cannot be imported directly