diff --git a/tests/__init__.py b/tests/__init__.py
index d3cfb8649..84347ec0f 100644
--- a/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/__init__.py
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-import sys
-
-if sys.version_info >= (2, 7):
-    import unittest  # NOQA
-else:
-    import unittest2 as unittest  # NOQA
+import unittest  # NOQA
 
 try:
     from unittest import mock