1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sqlite.py b/Lib/test/test_sqlite.py
index 37481c0e56..f8b2f9816b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sqlite.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sqlite.py
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import unittest
-from test.test_support import run_unittest
+from test.test_support import run_unittest, import_module
+
+#Skip test of _sqlite3 module not installed
+import_module('_sqlite3')
 
-try:
-    import _sqlite3
-except ImportError:
-    raise unittest.SkipTest('no sqlite available')
 from sqlite3.test import (dbapi, types, userfunctions, py25tests,
                                 factory, transactions, hooks, regression,
                                 dump)