diff --git a/tests/modules/lib/__init__.py b/tests/modules/lib/__init__.py
index f6df9204..9e3dfef7 100644
--- a/tests/modules/lib/__init__.py
+++ b/tests/modules/lib/__init__.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # vim:fileencoding=utf-8:noet
 from __future__ import (unicode_literals, division, absolute_import, print_function)
 
-import imp
 import sys
 
 
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ def replace_module(name, new=None, **kwargs):
 
 
 def new_module(name, **kwargs):
-	module = imp.new_module(name)
+	module = types.ModuleType(name)
 	for k, v in kwargs.items():
 		setattr(module, k, v)
 	return module