diff --git a/tests/multi_net/asyncio_tcp_readinto.py b/tests/multi_net/asyncio_tcp_readinto.py
index 563b640e13..972195f96d 100644
--- a/tests/multi_net/asyncio_tcp_readinto.py
+++ b/tests/multi_net/asyncio_tcp_readinto.py
@@ -1,13 +1,8 @@
 # Test asyncio stream readinto() method using TCP server/client
 
-try:
-    import asyncio
-except ImportError:
-    print("SKIP")
-    raise SystemExit
-
 try:
     import array
+    import asyncio
 except ImportError:
     print("SKIP")
     raise SystemExit