diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/system/sysctl.py b/lib/ansible/modules/system/sysctl.py
index 8b744ce163..a4031a6b2a 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/sysctl.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/sysctl.py
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ EXAMPLES = '''
 
 import os
 import tempfile
-import re
-from ansible.module_utils.basic import get_platform, AnsibleModule, BOOLEANS_TRUE, BOOLEANS_FALSE
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import get_platform, get_exception, AnsibleModule, BOOLEANS_TRUE, BOOLEANS_FALSE
+
 
 class SysctlModule(object):