diff --git a/tests/misc/print_exception.py b/tests/misc/print_exception.py
index 8ca63a000b..ba99ed48ba 100644
--- a/tests/misc/print_exception.py
+++ b/tests/misc/print_exception.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import io
+import _io as io # uPy does not have io module builtin
 import sys
 if hasattr(sys, 'print_exception'):
     print_exception = sys.print_exception
diff --git a/tests/run-tests b/tests/run-tests
index 801fb897c6..fd41931d35 100755
--- a/tests/run-tests
+++ b/tests/run-tests
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ def run_tests(pyb, tests, args):
     # Some tests shouldn't be run under Travis CI
     if os.getenv('TRAVIS') == 'true':
         skip_tests.add('basics/memoryerror.py')
-        skip_tests.add('misc/print_exception.py')
 
     # Some tests shouldn't be run on pyboard
     if pyb is not None: