diff --git a/Lib/test/test_strop.py b/Lib/test/test_strop.py
index 81d078e..50b8f6e 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_strop.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_strop.py
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 warnings.filterwarnings("ignore", "strop functions are obsolete;",
                         DeprecationWarning,
                         r'test.test_strop|unittest')
-import strop
 import unittest
 import sys
 from test import test_support
 
+strop = test_support.import_module("strop")
+
 
 class StropFunctionTestCase(unittest.TestCase):