diff --git a/v2/test/errors/test_errors.py b/v2/test/errors/test_errors.py
index ff3b562d25c..f67af449dc6 100644
--- a/v2/test/errors/test_errors.py
+++ b/v2/test/errors/test_errors.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-from ..compat import unittest
+from .. compat import unittest
 
 from ansible.parsing.yaml.objects import AnsibleBaseYAMLObject
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
diff --git a/v2/test/parsing/test_general.py b/v2/test/parsing/test_general.py
index 377aa886935..d003f15d2bd 100644
--- a/v2/test/parsing/test_general.py
+++ b/v2/test/parsing/test_general.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-from ..compat import unittest
+from .. compat import unittest
 from ansible.parsing import load
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleParserError
 
diff --git a/v2/test/parsing/test_mod_args.py b/v2/test/parsing/test_mod_args.py
index b52b6f9cc3e..4c7d5b5f9e9 100644
--- a/v2/test/parsing/test_mod_args.py
+++ b/v2/test/parsing/test_mod_args.py
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 
 from ansible.parsing.mod_args import ModuleArgsParser
 
-from .. compat import CompatTestCase
+from .. compat import unittest
 
-class TestModArgsDwim(CompatTestCase):
+class TestModArgsDwim(unittest.TestCase):
 
     # TODO: add tests that construct ModuleArgsParser with a task reference
     # TODO: verify the AnsibleError raised on failure knows the task
diff --git a/v2/test/parsing/yaml/test_yaml.py b/v2/test/parsing/yaml/test_yaml.py
index b8d7771c7cb..61859b0d168 100644
--- a/v2/test/parsing/yaml/test_yaml.py
+++ b/v2/test/parsing/yaml/test_yaml.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-from ..compat import unittest
+from ... compat import unittest
 
 from yaml.scanner import ScannerError
 
diff --git a/v2/test/playbook/test_task.py b/v2/test/playbook/test_task.py
index ec7ce9012e8..286437b4d4f 100644
--- a/v2/test/playbook/test_task.py
+++ b/v2/test/playbook/test_task.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 # along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from ansible.playbook.task import Task
-from ..compat import unittest
+from .. compat import unittest
 
 basic_shell_task = dict(
    name  = 'Test Task',