diff --git a/Lib/test/test_posixpath.py b/Lib/test/test_posixpath.py
index 45bcdc1..362483f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_posixpath.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_posixpath.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import posixpath
-import string
 
 errors = 0
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pty.py b/Lib/test/test_pty.py
index 5ea7e6f..2a2d818 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pty.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pty.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import pty, os, sys, string
+import pty, os, sys
 from test_support import verbose, TestFailed, TestSkipped
 
 TEST_STRING_1 = "I wish to buy a fish license."
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pwd.py b/Lib/test/test_pwd.py
index 7425f53..2cb122b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pwd.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pwd.py
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 from test_support import verbose
 import pwd
-import string
 
 print 'pwd.getpwall()'
 entries = pwd.getpwall()
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@
         except IndexError:
             # should never happen... if so, just forget it
             break
-    fakename = string.join(map(None, chars), '')
+    fakename = ''.join(map(None, chars))
 
 try:
     pwd.getpwnam(fakename)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_re.py b/Lib/test/test_re.py
index 8ab6c7f..2552857 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_re.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_re.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 from test_support import verify, verbose, TestFailed
 import re
-import sys, os, string, traceback
+import sys, os, traceback
 
 # Misc tests from Tim Peters' re.doc
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sre.py b/Lib/test/test_sre.py
index 88c0d62..89364d5 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sre.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sre.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 from test_support import verbose, TestFailed
 import sre
-import sys, os, string, traceback
+import sys, os, traceback
 
 #
 # test support
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_userstring.py b/Lib/test/test_userstring.py
index a47bfdd..a8df84d 100755
--- a/Lib/test/test_userstring.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_userstring.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-import sys, string
+import sys
 from test_support import verbose
 import string_tests
 # UserString is a wrapper around the native builtin string type.