diff --git a/ansible_mitogen/mixins.py b/ansible_mitogen/mixins.py
index d987d128..fd90bb78 100644
--- a/ansible_mitogen/mixins.py
+++ b/ansible_mitogen/mixins.py
@@ -54,13 +54,17 @@ import ansible_mitogen.connection
 import ansible_mitogen.planner
 import ansible_mitogen.target
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
-from ansible.vars.clean import remove_internal_keys
 
 try:
     from ansible.utils.unsafe_proxy import wrap_var
 except ImportError:
     from ansible.vars.unsafe_proxy import wrap_var
 
+try:
+    from ansible.vars.clean import remove_internal_keys
+except ImportError:
+    from ansible.vars.manager import remove_internal_keys
+
 
 LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)