diff --git a/Lib/test/test_gc.py b/Lib/test/test_gc.py
index 1f0867d379a..872ca62b5ed 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_gc.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_gc.py
@@ -682,7 +682,6 @@ def test_gc_main_module_at_shutdown(self):
         # Create a reference cycle through the __main__ module and check
         # it gets collected at interpreter shutdown.
         code = """if 1:
-            import weakref
             class C:
                 def __del__(self):
                     print('__del__ called')
@@ -696,7 +695,6 @@ def test_gc_ordinary_module_at_shutdown(self):
         # Same as above, but with a non-__main__ module.
         with temp_dir() as script_dir:
             module = """if 1:
-                import weakref
                 class C:
                     def __del__(self):
                         print('__del__ called')