diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ImportGroup.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ImportGroup.java
index 88df701..6c64783 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ImportGroup.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ImportGroup.java
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
     }
   }
 
-  private AccountGroup getGroupByName(String groupName) {
+  private Optional<InternalGroup> getGroupByName(String groupName) {
     return groupCache.get(new AccountGroup.NameKey(groupName));
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayChangesStep.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayChangesStep.java
index 8f495fd..8cc0c83 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayChangesStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayChangesStep.java
@@ -173,11 +173,6 @@
       throws IOException, OrmException, NoSuchAccountException,
       NoSuchChangeException, RestApiException, IllegalArgumentException,
       UpdateException, ConfigInvalidException {
-    if (c.status == ChangeStatus.DRAFT) {
-      // no import of draft changes
-      return;
-    }
-
     Change change = resume ? findChange(c) : null;
     boolean resumeChange;
     if (change == null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayRevisionsStep.java b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayRevisionsStep.java
index c2d20cf..d98df7d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayRevisionsStep.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/googlesource/gerrit/plugins/importer/ReplayRevisionsStep.java
@@ -88,10 +88,6 @@
     try {
       PatchSetInfo info = null;
       for (RevisionInfo r : revisions) {
-        if (r.draft != null && r.draft) {
-          // no import of draft patch sets
-          continue;
-        }
         PatchSet ps = new PatchSet(new PatchSet.Id(change.getId(), r._number));
         String newRef = ps.getId().toRefName();
         ObjectId newId = repo.resolve(newRef);
@@ -121,7 +117,6 @@
         ps.setUploader(accountUtil.resolveUser(api, r.uploader));
         ps.setCreatedOn(r.created);
         ps.setRevision(new RevId(commit.name()));
-        ps.setDraft(r.draft != null && r.draft);
 
         info = patchSetInfoFactory.get(rw, commit, ps.getId());
         if (info.getRevId().equals(changeInfo.currentRevision)) {