diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/connection/test_docker.py b/tests/unit/plugins/connection/test_docker.py
index 2090e468..e9a804af 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/connection/test_docker.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/connection/test_docker.py
@@ -4,15 +4,13 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import unittest
 from io import StringIO
+from unittest import mock
 
 from ansible.errors import AnsibleError
 from ansible.playbook.play_context import PlayContext
 from ansible.plugins.loader import connection_loader
-from ansible_collections.community.internal_test_tools.tests.unit.compat import (
-    mock,
-    unittest,
-)
 
 
 class TestDockerConnectionClass(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_docker_containers.py b/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_docker_containers.py
index 2ed7f63f..ca96b81e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_docker_containers.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/inventory/test_docker_containers.py
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+from unittest.mock import create_autospec
+
 import pytest
 from ansible.inventory.data import InventoryData
 from ansible.parsing.dataloader import DataLoader
 from ansible.template import Templar
-from ansible_collections.community.internal_test_tools.tests.unit.compat.mock import (
-    create_autospec,
-)
 from ansible_collections.community.internal_test_tools.tests.unit.utils.trust import (
     make_trusted,
 )
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/api/test_client.py b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/api/test_client.py
index e5ee57df..20ce3cbe 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/api/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/api/test_client.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import time
 import unittest
 from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler
 from socketserver import ThreadingTCPServer
+from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
 import requests
@@ -41,12 +42,6 @@ from ansible_collections.community.docker.tests.unit.plugins.module_utils._api.c
 from .. import fake_api
 
 
-try:
-    from unittest import mock
-except ImportError:
-    import mock
-
-
 DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = constants.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
 
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/test_auth.py b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/test_auth.py
index 217618c7..f2fbe4c2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/test_auth.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/test_auth.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import random
 import shutil
 import tempfile
 import unittest
+from unittest import mock
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -28,12 +29,6 @@ from ansible_collections.community.docker.plugins.module_utils._api.credentials.
 )
 
 
-try:
-    from unittest import mock
-except ImportError:
-    import mock
-
-
 class RegressionTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_803_urlsafe_encode(self):
         auth_data = {"username": "root", "password": "GR?XGR?XGR?XGR?X"}
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/transport/test_ssladapter.py b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/transport/test_ssladapter.py
index 355f8217..e2b71763 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/transport/test_ssladapter.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/transport/test_ssladapter.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import unittest
+from ssl import OP_NO_SSLv2, OP_NO_SSLv3, OP_NO_TLSv1
 
 import pytest
 
@@ -24,13 +25,6 @@ except ImportError:
 else:
     HAS_MATCH_HOSTNAME = True  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
 
-try:
-    from ssl import OP_NO_SSLv2, OP_NO_SSLv3, OP_NO_TLSv1
-except ImportError:
-    OP_NO_SSLv2 = 0x1000000
-    OP_NO_SSLv3 = 0x2000000
-    OP_NO_TLSv1 = 0x4000000
-
 
 class SSLAdapterTest(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_only_uses_tls(self):
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/utils/test_config.py b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/utils/test_config.py
index 324e81b9..93378402 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/utils/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/module_utils/_api/utils/test_config.py
@@ -14,18 +14,13 @@ import shutil
 import tempfile
 import typing as t
 import unittest
+from unittest import mock
 
 from pytest import fixture, mark
 
 from ansible_collections.community.docker.plugins.module_utils._api.utils import config
 
 
-try:
-    from unittest import mock
-except ImportError:
-    import mock
-
-
 class FindConfigFileTest(unittest.TestCase):
     mkdir: t.Callable[[str], os.PathLike[str]]