diff --git a/Lib/test/regrtest.py b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
index dd47cc36e01..21709f7032a 100755
--- a/Lib/test/regrtest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@
 import os
 import random
 import re
+import shutil
 import sys
 import time
 import traceback
@@ -943,7 +944,6 @@ def runtest_inner(test, verbose, quiet, huntrleaks=False):
         return FAILED, test_time
 
 def cleanup_test_droppings(testname, verbose):
-    import shutil
     import stat
     import gc