diff --git a/tests/contrib/sanic/test_sanic.py b/tests/contrib/sanic/test_sanic.py
index 6e9c484ba972..7fe3b6f6a1a5 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/sanic/test_sanic.py
+++ b/tests/contrib/sanic/test_sanic.py
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
 from sanic.exceptions import InvalidUsage
 from sanic.exceptions import ServerError
 from sanic.response import json
-from sanic.response import stream
 from sanic.response import text
 from sanic.server import HttpProtocol
 
@@ -28,6 +27,16 @@
 sanic_version = tuple(map(int, sanic_version.split(".")))
 
 
+try:
+    from sanic.response import ResponseStream
+
+    def stream(*args, **kwargs):
+        return ResponseStream(*args, **kwargs)
+except ImportError:
+    # stream was removed in sanic v22.6.0
+    from sanic.response import stream
+
+
 def _response_status(response):
     return getattr(response, "status_code", getattr(response, "status", None))