11 files changed, 9 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/test/ssl_servers.py b/Lib/test/ssl_servers.py
index 81464679bd..bfe533c480 100644
--- a/Lib/test/ssl_servers.py
+++ b/Lib/test/ssl_servers.py
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@ import os
 import sys
 import ssl
 import pprint
+import threading
 import urllib.parse
 # Rename HTTPServer to _HTTPServer so as to avoid confusion with HTTPSServer.
 from http.server import (HTTPServer as _HTTPServer,
     SimpleHTTPRequestHandler, BaseHTTPRequestHandler)
 
 from test import support
-threading = support.import_module("threading")
 
 here = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 
diff --git a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
index b2e45605b9..4f60507919 100644
--- a/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
+++ b/Lib/test/support/__init__.py
@@ -2060,7 +2060,6 @@ def threading_cleanup(*original_values):
 def reap_threads(func):
     """Use this function when threads are being used.  This will
     ensure that the threads are cleaned up even when the test fails.
-    If threading is unavailable this function does nothing.
     """
     @functools.wraps(func)
     def decorator(*args):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_httplib.py b/Lib/test/test_httplib.py
index ab798a2525..bec994ed29 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_httplib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_httplib.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import itertools
 import os
 import array
 import socket
+import threading
 
 import unittest
 TestCase = unittest.TestCase
@@ -1077,8 +1078,6 @@ class BasicTest(TestCase):
 
     def test_response_fileno(self):
         # Make sure fd returned by fileno is valid.
-        threading = support.import_module("threading")
-
         serv = socket.socket(
             socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM, socket.IPPROTO_TCP)
         self.addCleanup(serv.close)
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_idle.py b/Lib/test/test_idle.py
index b7ef70ddba..31fffd94a0 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_idle.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_idle.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import unittest
 from test.support import import_module
 
-# Skip test if _thread or _tkinter wasn't built, if idlelib is missing,
+# Skip test if _tkinter wasn't built, if idlelib is missing,
 # or if tcl/tk is not the 8.5+ needed for ttk widgets.
 tk = import_module('tkinter')  # imports _tkinter
 if tk.TkVersion < 8.5:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing_main_handling.py b/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing_main_handling.py
index a9c5d69fae..fd93184914 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing_main_handling.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_multiprocessing_main_handling.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # tests __main__ module handling in multiprocessing
 from test import support
-# Skip tests if _thread or _multiprocessing wasn't built.
-support.import_module('_thread')
+# Skip tests if _multiprocessing wasn't built.
 support.import_module('_multiprocessing')
 
 import importlib
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_thread.py b/Lib/test/test_thread.py
index 52f6c798b8..64ffe46052 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_thread.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_thread.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import os
 import unittest
 import random
 from test import support
-thread = support.import_module('_thread')
+import _thread as thread
 import time
 import sys
 import weakref
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_threadsignals.py b/Lib/test/test_threadsignals.py
index f93dd77255..67a1c581d7 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_threadsignals.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_threadsignals.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import signal
 import os
 import sys
 from test import support
-thread = support.import_module('_thread')
+import _thread as thread
 import time
 
 if (sys.platform[:3] == 'win'):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_tools/test_sundry.py b/Lib/test/test_tools/test_sundry.py
index 39e541b45b..2f9db9424f 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_tools/test_sundry.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_tools/test_sundry.py
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class TestSundryScripts(unittest.TestCase):
         for name in self.windows_only:
             import_tool(name)
 
-    @unittest.skipIf(not support.threading, "test requires _thread module")
     def test_analyze_dxp_import(self):
         if hasattr(sys, 'getdxp'):
             import_tool('analyze_dxp')
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_winreg.py b/Lib/test/test_winreg.py
index 2be61ae15d..11d054e16c 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_winreg.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_winreg.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import os, sys, errno
 import unittest
 from test import support
-threading = support.import_module("threading")
+import threading
 from platform import machine
 
 # Do this first so test will be skipped if module doesn't exist
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_wsgiref.py b/Lib/test/test_wsgiref.py
index 7708e20684..8422b308d7 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_wsgiref.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_wsgiref.py
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import os
 import re
 import signal
 import sys
+import threading
 import unittest
 
 
@@ -253,7 +254,6 @@ class IntegrationTests(TestCase):
         # BaseHandler._write() and _flush() have to write all data, even if
         # it takes multiple send() calls.  Test this by interrupting a send()
         # call with a Unix signal.
-        threading = support.import_module("threading")
         pthread_kill = support.get_attribute(signal, "pthread_kill")
 
         def app(environ, start_response):
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_xmlrpc.py b/Lib/test/test_xmlrpc.py
index c9099e0511..15b7ae5581 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_xmlrpc.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_xmlrpc.py
@@ -1175,13 +1175,7 @@ class GzipUtilTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 class ServerProxyTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         unittest.TestCase.setUp(self)
-        if threading:
-            self.url = URL
-        else:
-            # Without threading, http_server() and http_multi_server() will not
-            # be executed and URL is still equal to None. 'http://' is a just
-            # enough to choose the scheme (HTTP)
-            self.url = 'http://'
+        self.url = URL
 
     def test_close(self):
         p = xmlrpclib.ServerProxy(self.url)