diff --git a/test/units/plugins/action/test_action.py b/test/units/plugins/action/test_action.py
index 6f9013537d..3b0faa0b43 100644
--- a/test/units/plugins/action/test_action.py
+++ b/test/units/plugins/action/test_action.py
@@ -22,15 +22,9 @@ __metaclass__ = type
 
 import os
 
-try:
-    import builtins
-except ImportError:
-    import __builtin__ as builtins
-
-
 from ansible import constants as C
 from ansible.compat.six import text_type
-from ansible.compat.six.moves import shlex_quote
+from ansible.compat.six.moves import shlex_quote, builtins
 from ansible.compat.tests import unittest
 from ansible.compat.tests.mock import patch, MagicMock, mock_open