diff --git a/tests/test_check_parallel.py b/tests/test_check_parallel.py
index 2f49da37ac..3ed73827f8 100644
--- a/tests/test_check_parallel.py
+++ b/tests/test_check_parallel.py
@@ -27,12 +27,8 @@
 from pylint.typing import FileItem
 from pylint.utils import LinterStats, ModuleStats
 
-try:
-    from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor
-    from concurrent.futures.process import BrokenProcessPool
-except ImportError:
-    ProcessPoolExecutor = None  # type: ignore[assignment,misc]
-    BrokenProcessPool = None  # type: ignore[assignment,misc]
+from concurrent.futures import ProcessPoolExecutor
+from concurrent.futures.process import BrokenProcessPool
 
 
 def _gen_file_data(idx: int = 0) -> FileItem: