diff --git a/Lib/test/test_zipfile/test_core.py b/Lib/test/test_zipfile/test_core.py
index 406167ae47c..c3dc3a35254 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_zipfile/test_core.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_zipfile/test_core.py
@@ -2588,7 +2588,6 @@ def test_scan_data_descriptor_no_sig(self):
     @requires_bz2()
     @requires_zstd()
     def test_scan_data_descriptor_no_sig_by_decompression(self):
-        import zlib
         repacker = zipfile._ZipRepacker()
 
         for method in (