diff --git a/tests/unit/module_utils/test_rds.py b/tests/unit/module_utils/test_rds.py
index b3ceb5de4e..f47b51cc8f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/module_utils/test_rds.py
+++ b/tests/unit/module_utils/test_rds.py
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # This file is part of Ansible
 # GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
 
-import sys
 import pytest
 from contextlib import nullcontext