diff --git a/airflow/www/app.py b/airflow/www/app.py
index ca0589d669a2b..e9b2c35db32af 100644
--- a/airflow/www/app.py
+++ b/airflow/www/app.py
@@ -144,11 +144,7 @@ def integrate_plugins():
         # required for testing purposes otherwise the module retains
         # a link to the default_auth
         if app.config['TESTING']:
-            if six.PY2:
-                reload(e)
-            else:
-                import importlib
-                importlib.reload(e)
+            six.moves.reload_module(e)
 
         app.register_blueprint(e.api_experimental, url_prefix='/api/experimental')