diff --git a/test/units/module_utils/facts/virtual/test_sysctl.py b/test/units/module_utils/facts/virtual/test_sysctl.py
index ab34338ed95..af516b15e7b 100644
--- a/test/units/module_utils/facts/virtual/test_sysctl.py
+++ b/test/units/module_utils/facts/virtual/test_sysctl.py
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
 from ansible.module_utils.facts.virtual.sysctl import VirtualSysctlDetectionMixin