diff --git a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_python_requirements.py b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_python_requirements.py
index 88d86cf3f3..205e0cd6f7 100644
--- a/awx/main/tests/functional/test_python_requirements.py
+++ b/awx/main/tests/functional/test_python_requirements.py
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 import os
 import re
 import pytest
-from pip.operations import freeze
 
 from django.conf import settings
 
 
 @pytest.mark.skip(reason="This test needs some love")
 def test_env_matches_requirements_txt():
+    from pip.operations import freeze
+
     def check_is_in(src, dests):
         if src not in dests:
             print("%s not in" % src)