diff --git a/tests/basics/class_store_class.py b/tests/basics/class_store_class.py
index 8f3e542d11..504f460a7d 100644
--- a/tests/basics/class_store_class.py
+++ b/tests/basics/class_store_class.py
@@ -5,11 +5,8 @@
 try:
     from collections import namedtuple
 except ImportError:
-    try:
-        from ucollections import namedtuple
-    except ImportError:
-        print("SKIP")
-        raise SystemExit
+    print("SKIP")
+    raise SystemExit
 
 import skip_if
 skip_if.no_cpython_compat()
diff --git a/tests/basics/namedtuple1.py b/tests/basics/namedtuple1.py
index 1b176b2321..63d9eddd4e 100644
--- a/tests/basics/namedtuple1.py
+++ b/tests/basics/namedtuple1.py
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 try:
-    try:
-        from collections import namedtuple
-    except ImportError:
-        from ucollections import namedtuple
+    from collections import namedtuple
 except ImportError:
     print("SKIP")
     raise SystemExit
diff --git a/tests/basics/namedtuple1_cpython_compat.py b/tests/basics/namedtuple1_cpython_compat.py
index a1b852d900..061ae94e58 100644
--- a/tests/basics/namedtuple1_cpython_compat.py
+++ b/tests/basics/namedtuple1_cpython_compat.py
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@ import skip_if
 skip_if.no_cpython_compat()
 
 try:
-    try:
-        from collections import namedtuple
-    except ImportError:
-        from ucollections import namedtuple
+    from collections import namedtuple
 except ImportError:
     skip_if.skip()
 
diff --git a/tests/basics/ordereddict1.py b/tests/basics/ordereddict1.py
index d1633f0bb0..9c62b2d623 100644
--- a/tests/basics/ordereddict1.py
+++ b/tests/basics/ordereddict1.py
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 try:
     from collections import OrderedDict
 except ImportError:
-    try:
-        from ucollections import OrderedDict
-    except ImportError:
-        print("SKIP")
-        raise SystemExit
+    print("SKIP")
+    raise SystemExit
 
 d = OrderedDict([(10, 20), ("b", 100), (1, 2)])
 print(len(d))
diff --git a/tests/basics/ordereddict_eq.py b/tests/basics/ordereddict_eq.py
index c69daf8802..e103c867e2 100644
--- a/tests/basics/ordereddict_eq.py
+++ b/tests/basics/ordereddict_eq.py
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 try:
     from collections import OrderedDict
 except ImportError:
-    try:
-        from ucollections import OrderedDict
-    except ImportError:
-        print("SKIP")
-        raise SystemExit
+    print("SKIP")
+    raise SystemExit
 
 x = OrderedDict()
 y = OrderedDict()
diff --git a/tests/bench/var-8-namedtuple-1st.py b/tests/bench/var-8-namedtuple-1st.py
index d862480a51..90ae7209d8 100644
--- a/tests/bench/var-8-namedtuple-1st.py
+++ b/tests/bench/var-8-namedtuple-1st.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import bench
-from ucollections import namedtuple
+from collections import namedtuple
 
 T = namedtuple("Tup", ["num", "bar"])
 
diff --git a/tests/bench/var-8.1-namedtuple-5th.py b/tests/bench/var-8.1-namedtuple-5th.py
index 0bcf661803..0d5789d2ed 100644
--- a/tests/bench/var-8.1-namedtuple-5th.py
+++ b/tests/bench/var-8.1-namedtuple-5th.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import bench
-from ucollections import namedtuple
+from collections import namedtuple
 
 T = namedtuple("Tup", ["foo1", "foo2", "foo3", "foo4", "num"])
 
diff --git a/tests/skip_if.py b/tests/skip_if.py
index 8d0ed8f214..7d6c5b2075 100644
--- a/tests/skip_if.py
+++ b/tests/skip_if.py
@@ -68,10 +68,7 @@ def board_not_in(*board):
 
 def no_cpython_compat():
     try:
-        try:
-            from collections import namedtuple
-        except ImportError:
-            from ucollections import namedtuple
+        from collections import namedtuple
     except ImportError:
         skip()
     try: