diff --git a/tests/ansible/lib/modules/custom_python_uses_distro.py b/tests/ansible/lib/modules/custom_python_uses_distro.py
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+++ b/tests/ansible/lib/modules/custom_python_uses_distro.py
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# issue #590: I am an Ansible new-style Python module that tries to use
+# ansible.module_utils.distro.
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils import distro
+
+def main():
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec={})
+    module.exit_json(info=distro.info())
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/tests/ansible/regression/issue_590__sys_modules_crap.yml b/tests/ansible/regression/issue_590__sys_modules_crap.yml
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+
+- hosts: test-targets
+  tasks:
+  - custom_python_uses_distro:
+    register: out
+
+  - assert:
+      that:
+      - "'id' in out.info"