diff --git a/Lib/test/test_functools.py b/Lib/test/test_functools.py
index bee9f9112bf183..caeeb2712a1a48 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_functools.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_functools.py
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
 
 py_functools = import_helper.import_fresh_module('functools',
                                                  blocked=['_functools'])
-c_functools = import_helper.import_fresh_module('functools',
-                                                fresh=['_functools'])
+c_functools = import_helper.import_fresh_module('functools')
 
 decimal = import_helper.import_fresh_module('decimal', fresh=['_decimal'])