diff --git a/Lib/test/test_shutil.py b/Lib/test/test_shutil.py
index 2907ad81266..7f88500a1b5 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_shutil.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_shutil.py
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import warnings
 
 from test import support
 from test.support import TESTFN, check_warnings, captured_stdout, requires_zlib
-from unittest.mock import patch
 
 try:
     import bz2