diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_set_mode_if_different.py b/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_set_mode_if_different.py
index 8a21284c216..45666608e48 100644
--- a/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_set_mode_if_different.py
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/basic/test_set_mode_if_different.py
@@ -5,16 +5,12 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import builtins
 import errno
 import os
 
 from itertools import product
 
-try:
-    import builtins
-except ImportError:
-    import __builtin__ as builtins
-
 import pytest